I am a successful software professional/CPA with a very stable career, and my husband owns a successful electrical contrating business.  

I have learned some really great information and have seen the power of their proprietary software "property Farm" which they say gives you information on real estate gathered fro many different sources and puts information in front of you without having to spend hours hunting around the Internet in places that are difficult to get info from.

I used to work in software sales/distribution, and it is not uncommon for people to buy software to test drive and then return. 

Hey Jason,A GREAT way to keep track of leads is to go out and buy 3x5 or 4x6 index cards, the card holder, and tabbed cards that have the month on them and the days 1-31.Then, when you follow up with a lead, etc. you can write down little notes on the index cards and then place them in a future date for when you want to follow up.So, when you go to the office in the morning, the first thing you can do is look at your index card holder box and pull out all the cards on that date and follow up.No monthly fee, no glitches in software, no computer crashes where you lose all the information, etc.Yep, it works!

Hopefully with enough money to do great things for my family (Giving parents a great retirement, top-notch education for my kids, be able to give my wife a great life with excess, travel the world together, the usual...)My plan thus far is this:-Begin building credit (currently have none)-Begin investing in buy and hold properties ASAP (probably looking at FHA loan on multi-family with a cosigner to get going)-Continue pursuing Bachelor's in Computer Science-Graduate and find software engineer position-Live below my means and be investing as much as possible into buy and hold properties (I aim to be generating 10k+/month in passive income in my early 40's)-Once my passive income can support my expenses -possibly before- begin a startup-Keep working towards that 10k+/month and retire when/if I feel like itDoes this seem like a good, sensible, plausible plan? 

I live in Atlanta, GA and work for a Healthcare company that makes electronic health records software.

@Cliff Mccue I've talked to quite abit of investors I know down in chicago, and alot of people aren't pulling permits, obviously I'm basically a virgin when it comes to the bylaws in Chicago, but I know in Canada, if you do work without a permit, depending on your area you might as well just drive by a casino and throw  $30,000 out the window.  

I also have a software called Bid Blaster that will create offers and email them out to your list of sellers.

Hey BPI am currently looking for a reliable software/website that allows you to look up owners' phone numbers by property address.

Below are some links that contain a bit of each, that may serve your needs:Project Management OptionsPipedriveProperty Base CRMThere are some pretty cool apps out there too,  such as Real Estate Investing Analyst or search through the comprehensive Capterra Software and App Options site to see what fits.