We had just sold a property and wanted to get into another property that was a project for both my husband and I to work on to hone skills while working on a project together.

Is this like a septic system where there are many companies who can service it, or is this a very specialized skill?

I would think means they have a ton of experience and would be quick and organized.

It also reflects poorly on the landlord's business skills to allow this to get this bad.An eviction should absolutely be on the record of all adults who lived there. 

Howdy Zachariah, For a great overview of the OPM process, I highly recommend Matt Faircloth's book, "Raising Private Capital" because he'll give you a way to organize your thinking about, and approach to soliciting, other people's money.

However, I'm actively looking for more deals in the area and will definitely need more resources such as the skills you might be able to provide.

2) How do you organize this much data in an easy to read way where you can edit good or bad numbers you try?

What skills do you have in RE or out that can assist them so their time spent is worth it. 

Form a partnership with someone who has the skills or resources you don't!

I’m still at the very beginning stages but I think some of my first steps are going to be; looking for a wholesaler in my area that I can shadow/learn from, compiling a list of fix and flippers in my area, and working on finding the correct contracts and documents for my situation.Also, to address your point about the 10,000 deal, I have seen that around as well and I’m making sure to be very wary of anything like that, I believe I have the skills to negotiate a deal myself, so I don’t want to be shorted out of any of my profit.Thanks for replying and let’s keep learning!