THe BP Money podcasts have excellent tips for financial progress.

Excellent, point.

I'm at Premiere Property Group and they have excellent training and mentorship. 

Of course you would have to "sell" the big guys and lead them to believe that you are fully committed and in it to win it, despite the fact that you have another vision. 

Excellent.

It will take at least a few months.I also use 2 notebooks for my appointments and an excel workbook with 4 sheets for my mailing lists and un-qualified.

I know 3 X times monthly income is needed to rent a place , between my pension and 457 b withdrawals , I will meet income requirements, credit scores are good for both, credit card is high but I am managing it with no problem, tenant record is excellent (never late on rent payment on my life), after this brief summary, these are my questions/concerns:-How landlord/rental property feel about this situation when there is no W-2 income to present?

I will always have a max number plus 500 .. many times everyone is backing into basically the same number and u can win the property by just spending a few hundred more. your not going to turn the deal down over a few hundred right.if its on line auction winning the bid just means your now in contract to buy.. and its a normal escrow after that.you will never work with the bank you work with the auction company.

I am simply wondering if anyone out there has their own excel template how they track their personal financial statement and if you'd care to share. 

OR Hire a really experienced Realtor that specializes in Investment Real Estate that has gained valuable contacts over the years that could provide you with access to their resources for free OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company with decades of experience that can provide you with access to their contacts for free2) Finding a deal: Here's a few ways to go about that - You or your agent can search the MLS and crunch numbers on property advertised on the retail market and hope to find a deal that all of the other real estate investors in Texas may have missed OR You can attend auctions and try to outbid all the other seasoned investors there only to realize if you win then that means you paid too much OR Have random wholesalers send you the one off deals they get under contract OR spend the time, money, and energy in trying to become a wholesaler yourself OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company that can send you the largest source of deeply discounted property sent directly to your inbox in the form of a daily spreadsheet.3) Estimating Rehab, Holding and other Costs: Read FLIP by Rick Villani and Clay Davis and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott.