Out of town investors intrigue me because they're willing to drop 10s of thousands of dollars into an asset based off of pro forma numbers on a computer screen.

PhD economists and hedge fund managers with large teams and complex computational models can't reliably predict recessions.

While some of this can be accomplished sitting in front of a computer, boots on the ground can be your best means to learn the area you want to invest in and as you stop and perhaps door knock or speak to neighbors you see outside, you make contacts you otherwise would not have gained sitting at your desk.As to if this is a great way to learn “wholesaling”, I agree with Jerryll, doing deals and educating yourself by learning from others will accomplish that.

Is there a desktop version? 

As soon as there’s a computer controlling it, it’s going to be expensive to fix.

My insurance agent told me the rebuild costs are computer generated based on the input parameters including sq ft, building materials, and age.  

If the resource also helps with the mail out, even better (REI Lead Pro does that, but not sure if i can upload my own design or even MORE importantly, DOWNLOAD the list to MY computer so i can use someone else for printing-plan on trying out their free trial).    

And these days, you will mostly be going up against computer algorithms on custom-built computers with privileged access to the exchange.

Yup, so have them saved on your computer in nice little folders to access all the time.

A desktop application (such as quickbooks) is needed for quick data entry and flexibility in case we make any mistakes.