I have saved and organized electronically all receipts for expenses as well as improvements on the property. 

BiggerPockets (BP) does have some tools and templates that can help keep you organized (like checklists for inspections, title, and earnest money).

I’m just getting started with my 1st and hoping to use the available resources to help with organization & efficiency.

I know a lot of the TK sales organizations glossed over this aspect years ago but everyone of them has a license these days..

I have heard Texas and most areas would be closer to $100 when its all said and done.You can find good contractors through realtors, HBA in your area, REI Facebook groups and meetups etc.Make sure to check references of past and current clients, visit some jobs in process as you can tell a lot about a contractor by how the job site is kept up and organized.

Hello,   I believe this program is fairly new, so I don't know if anyone would, but do any MI investors have experience using the "Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund" through an organization Michigan Saves?

Seek a mentor and join organizations like DCREIA for educational resources.Good luck!

I personally don’t buy leads and work on organic lead gen.

If the inexperienced investor knew how much work, effort, time, analysis, negotiation, organization, capital, and knowledge it takes to successfully find, identify, evaluate, and close on a property that fits the criteria that gurus falsely claim they see 100’s of every day, 99% of them would abandon their real estate dreams” and pursue ostrich farms, mink breeding, or setting up a “down line” to sell condensed cleaning products that their “upline” has an exclusive distributorship on for the southwestern quadrant of Bisbee, Arizona.  

They do have a very awesome app called Deal Driven which is an extremely awesome marketing - organizing - information and skip tracing tool.