Also you could try propstream it has a free trial of 5 or 7 days it gives you ton of information and allows you to skiptrace finding address and phone numbers of property owners. 

The rest I'll probably have to learn through trial and error.

You can only get accurate numbers by research, phone calls and trial and error.

@Jonathan Jewell  I attended a local seminar some years back regarding the Trials and Tribulations of rental properties, seller finance, etc.  

there are many ways to do this but all of them are variations of these above 3 techniques.all the best.

My wife has been preparing tons of paperwork documenting everything, and i have been really practicing my "A Few Good Men" trial prep.  

Again this would just be kind of a trial run.

The next variation is the closely held corporation, same idea but the shares are sold privately.

This will generate the highest response rate, however there are tons of variations of this letter and many others.

I moved to a brand new market myself two years ago and for me to learn my market there was no substitute for talking to local market investors, business owners, non-real estate people, and the internet, along with some trial and error.