So much info available and so many smart people willing to help. 

Smart shopping!

You could set up a Google Voice phone number which will allow you to have a separate phone number for real estate (side hustle) related phone calls.By downloading the app on any smart phone, you will have the ability to use your regular phone for your day job while using the Voice app for anything else, and you can set up a separate answering machine message for when you're not able to answer.

I don't make a whole lot of money, but I'm smart with the money I make (or atleast I'm learning to be).I would love to give it a go and find a cheap house to flip.

Plan for it and keep making smart decisions based on the numbers in each deal.

I was thinking it be a smart idea to reach out the seller directly and try come up with an alternative method of financing; maybe to keep the banks out of the deal for now but keep the seller good on their mortgage payments- which I'm presuming is the issue bringing about the short sale in the first place? 

Don't need a ton of money, just good work ethic and be smart.

I would like to work towards a purchase of a second property but wondering if it would be smart to work on creating a Corp or LLC business to obtain business credit for the financing of the next Buy and Hold property?

Smart investment!

Smart move.