Where is my daily REI hour best spent to help me accelerate my investing?

Well...the Dayton Dragons baseball team has the most consistent sold out games of any sporting team in North America (startling fact), Warped Wing opened a second location, and a half dozen other breweries are now open in the city...Boston Stoker coffee is totally awesome and has several new locations (this is important because it's a key indicator for the successful revitalization of many cities...beer-food-coffee is key)...there is a river front development that is reminiscent of Columbus (which was awarded best on the country), there is big inner-city revitalization...I saw a developer by the name of Simms pre-sell 24 $500k "Brownstone" townhouses in the center of downtown (unheard of in Dayton)...there are 30 renovation projects going on downtown...and they now have a full time staff on the streets to keep the city clean...the population is on the increase for the first time since 1964....I mean this is pretty superficial, but it's every bit as important as economic indicators...there is a lot more to this...There are still "war zones" in abundance in Dayton and it's the Opiate Overdose capital of the USA...but getting better rapidly...just proceed with caution if you elect to invest there...a local subject matter expert is a must!

I am not saying don't pursue these types of properties, just be prepared and realize you will need to be a much more hands on manager and should probably do some monthly or quarterly inspections to see whats going on inside.D class are paper tigers.. there is just no changing the tenant experience unless your literally there daily watching every thing.. even then your going to run much higher expenses that other rentals.. its just how that tenant class lives.. no mystery to it..  

In order to do that I must organize my finances and wondered if anyone had a great excel spreadsheet they can recommend to begin creating and daily & monthly budget with the goal of maximizing my savings to have the funds for a down payment.

@Bosko MijatovicQuick food for thought ... you may need to really go off market if you need that deep of a discount.

I also accept direct messages.What I am looking for in an Agent Ability to set me up with a daily email alert with new listings to the MLS + price adjustmentsAbility to recommend me contractors(roofers, plumbers, electricians, etc)Ability to provide comps for properties that I am interested in.Knowledge about the areaWhat I will provide to the agent I will not ask you to lowball on a bunch of housesI am okay with you sending the listing agent a informal offer to save time from having to draft a full contractYou will get a client who is an experienced investor.

one thing you can do is donate money, goods, or helpthere are thousands of displaced people living in shelters, and then there are the first responders that are helping themthey will need food, water, diapers, towels, etc, etc, etcand in less than 2 weeks is thanksgiving, so they will need help then toothis is tragic, and I hope the town is able to be rebuilt in some fashion

All food goes in closed containers2.

Learned to see DAILY progress photos before payment.

Has open bar, free food, lots of education, and generally well attended with very little sales pressure.