Plus, it’s therapeutic for me and helps me think.

So, not only did I get almost 100% financing (I have to pay 2 pts and closings costs), I also get the sage advice of a guy who has flipped more than 500 houses.There isn't a bank on the planet that is going to suggest to you how to run your deal.

I like involvement in fixing things up, there's something therapeutic and satisfying to me transforming something, even small things, or getting something to work again.

You are relying on an agent who most likely is not specialized in building codes and steps needed for permitting to give you sage and accurate advice about what needs to be done.I'm not sure what you mean when you said "can the sale be attached to the presentation of a permit by an owner means?"

I currently have Sage Act, which I used to import my lists form Listsource, but it's not the most user friendly.

I think that is sage advise.  

Reading books, but could use your sage advice.I'm seeking my first 3 to 4 buy and hold investments over the next couple years.

Some accounting software vendors - Sage & Cognito as examples - will provide your accountant with a complementary copy of the package when you purchase their software.

We are also investigating the potential for having a couple of horses on site for therapeutic purposes as horse therapy has been shown to help with Alzheimer's and healing in general and of course people love horses.  

I don't think you are alone with this problem either...I use to work for a large Commercial Construction company that used Sage (Intacct) for Accounting, and they struggled with the same thing.