I have paid zero for any amount of real estate education outside of maybe 50 bucks total for some ebooks.

There free ebooks, guides, blogs and Podcasts and more to help you get started.

Marketing, PR, Digital Agencies operate pretty similarly (in my opinion).

you somehow figured out the market you are in is just on up and up ( first 6 months to a year of explosion) and you absolutely sure its only going to go up ( but stay away from turnkey companies, agents that use words like "cash flow cow" and  "guaranteed ROI in double digits"  because no one can guarantee you anything in this life... 

@Peter Ledger most HM lenders will be asking for 20% down instead of 10% now especially if you still want to be in the single digit interest rate and sub 3 points. 

I'm going to be reading through a few of the eBooks as well.

When I work with banks on a short sale, they need a POF statement, but they don't  need a full account number...just the last 4 digits.  

I am employed full time in software sales, and my wife is full time employed in Digital Marketing. 

Wholesaling is presented in a lot of free ebooks and canned training programs as a starting strategy. 

I think the best one for what you specifically described though and for the size of your business is NowRenting.For $9 per month, it allows you to streamline those processes such as:Posting your listings to multiple websites at onceSetting pre-screening questions & automatic scoring of tenant leadsFree eviction, credit and background check reportMonitor the status of leads and tenant requestsSending digital rental applicationsCreating, sending, signing digital leases (w/the ability save, re-use & edit the templates) Collecting rent online (tenants can enroll in auto-pay, too) and delivered to your bank account via ACHAccepting & managing maintenance requests onlineAutomating notifications to tenants (rent due, rent late, eviction in process, etc.)Centralizing all communication (get a NowRenting inbox & phone number to keep your business life organized)Manage your properties from a mobile app or via browserCreating an easy custom website for all your propertiesIntegrating QuickBooksHope this helps, @Frankie Clark.