I worked for a man that made a deal on an old Post Office (actually the land).  

You do not need a  mentor program, see if you can attend a  few meetups and then do a Joint Venture or equity deal with one of the investors there  and start from there.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

Also, be prepared to WALK AWAY from a deal.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

But I have started to take my real estate endeavors serious over the last year and my studies much more serious over the last 5 months and although I may not be ready, I am ready and eager to take that leap of faith and try and put what I know into affect with the right people and obtain my first property in the West Texas area via House Hacking or a buy and hold deal within the next 60-90 days. 

We ended looking up the owner via tax records and called the owner directly and made a deal. 

He's really down to earth and a great guy to deal with. 

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

Are there any Auction.com gurus out there that can help me figure out this deal?