You might be a redneck investor if - The strong smell of cate urine in a property for sale makes you smileA property for sale sign cause you to slam on the brakes A tenant threatens to call a lawyer and it bothers you about as much as them calling their chiropractor You can estimate $30K in repairs after a 15 minute walk around You know the comps of every neighborhood within 25 miles of where you liveYou have a contact phone number for every profession needed to buy, remodel or build a houseYou would rather walk a building site than a golf courseYou can lay flooring, hang a ceiling fan, and set a toilet without Google or YouTubeHalf of the employees at Lowes and Home Depot recognize you as a regular Your HVAC guy invites you to the company Thanksgiving lunch 

Google the keywords that wholesalers would use to attract motivated sellers in your area, ie Sell My House Fast in Austin TX.

You can find them at auctions, through Realtors, real estate investor groups and meet ups online and off, google search etc.

Google is your friend. 

Hopefully your credit is doing ok, if not that's probably step 1. 5 years + 2 years = 7 years = there's a good chance debts owed prior to incarceration may have fallen off entirely, meaning you might have "thin" credit rather than "bad" credit, in which case you can just google "how to establish credit" for guidance there, going from "thin" to "established" can happen pretty quick.Two years of employment history is a fairly standard requirement.

I was hoping to find an app or digital planner that would sync with my Google calendar, and allow me to take detailed notes (think Goodnotes app), as well as keeping a to do list.

These should be public information, so google "property tax records ____(your county)" and look it up.2) Insurance is another one to think about.

This is a smallish town (pop 10k) but it is home too many large employers as well as Googles second largest data center in the world!

Also, post this in the wholesaling forum and google Max Maxwell and join his group.When you say "renovations" what does that mean exactly?

It's on my Youtube channel, if you just google my name you'll see it!