After listening to the chapter on seller finance a light bulb went off in my head, I grabbed a piece of paper and started to throw some numbers around. 

What you may be best off doing is offering to partner with an experienced investor, with you bringing some knowledge, while they're bringing experience to the table, and offer a slice of the pie (typically the bigger piece, or 50/50 since you are a newbie) and they'll bite, as they're not yielding time, possibly money, but rather their wisdom and experience alone!

@Mike Parkins, for you the process is nothing different from the normal sell - buy of a piece of  investment real estate.  

We found a chain-saw, a shovel, paint cans, broken shutters, pieces of a treadmill, a bicycle, landscaping debris, etc.  

It's hard to find a fund that isn't a REIT to get involved on a larger scale unless you are able to put the downpayment on a piece of property there, Traditionally only the large hedge funds and pensions that have been involved in this extremely unsexy (yet, cash flow liquid!)

He also said he’d bring a couple pieces of mail with his name and address on it as proof of his residence.

Scott:If you are simply looking to analyse a property, create a budget or model cash-flow, then there are lots of spreadsheet templates available ... or, at least enough bits and pieces to get you started on building your own.If you want to keep the books of your business, then you will be best served to get a basic accounting package (QuickBooks, MoneyWorks, etc) even if you have only one property (at the moment).Ask your accountant if they have a preference as they will be more accustomed to importing data from certain packages into their system.

It looks like a motor and tank with a piece in the middle missing.  

The thing to keep in mind is they are incredibly W-2 intensives and have tens and tens of moving pieces.

I don't suppose it counts but I once gave a tenant a piece of my mind.......