Also, it is a growing community with excellent schools, so it is a high-demand area real-estate wise. 

The answers are all on this forum, and website blog.Most common method is marketing via yellow letters.  

I've never bought a house before, and i've never had an income to be able to be picky about my living situation, so i really have no idea what amenities to look for, and even worse, no idea what large ticket items to look for. obviously roof, foundation, electrical, plumbing - but what indicators of those can i actually inspect on my own and be able to see if this house has any major red flags? 

Even the manufacturer's websites do not provide a clear explanation or distinction.Do you have any literature from your contact that could be used to present it to the departments?

I am not god at MS Excel yet to program it myself. 

After looking at softwares and excel based on your recommendations, I decided to take on the challenge to create my own excel sheet that covers Income Statement, Schedule C, Estimated Taxes based on the current tax rates.

Great website.

If you choose to go this route I have a 2 websites I can recommend for you to help with rehab.

I have began incorporating different marketing campaigns such as mailing yellow letters, building websites, squeeze pages, good adwords, etc... and have began to get those calls.

Specific instructions can be found on Sage's website, sageacq.com.