Or you could find someone else on the same page and enter into a joint venture with them and share the cost.

I am looking in Indy because my family lives there and I often fly in to Indiana to visit anyway.

Both my landlord and his wife have a lot going on with hospital visits, heart surgeries and him having Alzheimer's disease that they do not mentally care any longer for their investment. 

After a few hours in front of the computer, I decided to post it on my Facebook page. 

I'll initially be visiting as an eyes wide open investor.

I suggest you post the owners city, country and zipcode so some local investor may offer to visit the address to relay the information.

Here you go, from the Omaha Planning Department, Permits and Inspections FAQ page: http://www.cityofomaha.org/planning/permits/contractor-licensing-faq

So to access the tool, go to my Biggerpockets profile page and click on the Break-Even Estimator link.

I'm not talking about a 30 page business plan but have good outlines of your deals, financials, and understand the market. 

We have visited several homes but none of them seem to be good flips for our first project.