I work with investors in Columbus and Toledo, and I own property in Toledo myself, so I can jump in as a buyer or help bring deals to other investors.

If you ever want to chat more about how that works, feel free to reach out!

Where the skills need to come in are the lines after those first two questions you ask, it is like working out; the more you workout the more fit you are and the better you feel. 

I pay my bird dogs per lead they bring me.

Your first 'financing' doesn't have to be a hard money loan; it could be a partner who brings the capital for the purchase and reno, and you split the profit.

I have middle-people investors who actually bring value to it all.

I'm bringing the $$, he's doing some labor himself and charging me nothing for labor. 

A good investor-savvy agent can be extremely valuable—especially if they bring strong market knowledge, negotiation skills, and a network of lenders, contractors, and off-market deal sources.

Not sure what software but ideally would like to use a total of 2-3 softwares so im not all over the place.I feel like im at least slightly knowledgeable with this, but I'm just lost on how to go about it all and get started with the proper steps and software.I would really appreciate it if anyone who's currently successful in the industry could give me some pointers on:the most efficient software to usethe proper order to go about all this, if there even is a proper order?

If you'r using a broker who's always bringing you the most competiive financing they likely will try to keep it at two points "all in".