Start small, be patient, and stay connected with local meetups and online investor communities for support. 

We use DealCheck to underwrite deals and QuickBooks Online for everything related to accounting and budgeting.

Love it.Best advice I can tell you is to prospect prospect, you must lead generate, meet people tell them what you do, preferably face to face, but also on the phone, online etc, albeit I prefer and spent most of my time on face to face meeting and conversation.

Do you use a “book” for information or an online service ?

They will have additional costs for mailing & online campaigns to get leads.

I was checking online for medium term rental proces in that area.

Do you have the case online? 

There is a cumbersome way to do it on paper forms, but you should not.The only sensible way is to submit your 1099s to the IRS online, however not directly with the IRS.

I was seeing information online that suggested both routes...Thanks in advance for the help!

Look for your states offer to purchase contract online or contact a realtor to get a blank copy. review the agreement to be sure assignment is not expressly excluded. if there is nothing excluding assignment from the contract then writing the words "/And or Assigns" after the name or company's name on the buyer's line should be sufficient.Good luck!