All of the selected ones are HVAC certified and have their EPA license.I am looking for a step by step guide to hire maintenance man. 

Do I just clean it up for a quick sell and use the money to invest in a property that's more suitable to my wallet right now?

Joe's brother-in-law buying Joe's house at a short sale would be a huge red flag for fraud.I think the biggest arrow in your quiver is #1, and your most probable path to success is to order a fresh appraisal with a fresh opinion of value, and once it comes back go to your (or the end-lender's) appraisal department (not the AMC, the lender's internal folks) and argue that the new appraisal is more credible than the previous one because of #1 ("if the appraiser didn't even go to the comps for a quick drive-by photo, who knows what else he didn't even actually do?")

This will involve actually knowing the city, or driving around those parts of town to become comfortable.3) Determine your holding period - if you want some quick equity, you can buy a place with some value add opportunities.

I copy their  product to create my own product ..or use it as a guide.  

I used a quick google search and found rentometer and cragslist.

I would start with the ultimate beginners guide to REI, and go from there

I Can't wait to find the people who are going to stand behind me and guide the arrow of my bow to hit the target that I've been searching for.

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Is it better to pay down my debt quickly or invest quickly and try to pay my debt with income from investment?