To find a home inspector, you can look online via homeadvisor or thumbtack. 

This must be very unfortunate for the investors because they had only sourced 70% debt so 30% of the equity from investors went poof..Re: threat of legal letter, personally I would post that online and say "wow, see the response I finally get"...

It all starts with a website and online presence.Let me know if you need step-by-step directions how to do this right.

If that's the case and you aren't viewing more properties in person than you are making spreadsheets on, you are destined for analysis paralysis.Spreadsheets can only tell you estimations based on numbers given to you online or by a real estate agent whose job is to sell the property.

The difference is night and day between using someone you find online or in a search vs a personal referral. 

In September, I found a property I was interested in acquiring online.

Offered $20k over asking within a week of it coming online.

You can also buy a Landlord Forms package from Biggerpockets, me, or find one online and hope it's sufficient and legal.You don't need an app to manage your property.

@Tiffany Da Silva, I use quickbooks online for bookkeeping and I use a "Profit First" approach to managing cash.

Quote from @Jimmy Wellman: I've looked online for some information about the average % of the final home price vs. the price you purchase the home for and found that the home should be purchased for 70% of your home's final sale price.