I will use direct mail, bandit signs, flyers and printed/web classifieds to obtain my leads.

His mentoring will cost about $200 per hour in the form of weekly web based private training which wil last about 30-45 minutes.

There is a lot of good information on the web so you do not need to spend much to get the latest info from the field.

I am looking to find as close to a "one stop shop" for viewing foreclosures / distressed properties instead of having to view a half dozen, or more, bank web sites.

Learn the requirements to lend in your state and use that, in part, to base your evaluation.More importantly, do yourself a favor and stay off the web when looking for lenders.

Search the web; 20% do 80% of the work-find one of them.

If I do not put it in an LLC to retain the HELOC, are there other strategies for limiting liability from tenants, or is it just not worth it.Moreover, if there is a link to a "2020" first-time landlord guide with resources for web-based property management, tenant contracts, etc., please feel free to share (I'm still curating my lists).

No web development needed, but someone that is organized and a problem solver.

Does anyone have access to some Excel spread sheets that can help me analyze properties much like the sites "Buy & Hold Analysis" web-based tool?

Sounds like you are on the wrong web site.Invested properly, a good SF investment should yield about 15% cash on cash (or better), in a greatly tax-favored asset class.