have you tried to browse zillow and the agents and reaching out to some of them?

Also, browse the forums and make sure to download a few different podcast to help you pick up the real estate lingo quicker.

I came across BP by browsing through investing podcasts, and I am thrilled that this community exists!

IMO the best way to view the sticky posts as you stated is to use the "View All Forums" link that you find near the upper right of the page and to browse to each forum individually.

Be sure to browse through the Learn section above too. 

On it you can filter for recent sold comparables and browse through the pictures to determine which ones were fully rehabbed.As for estimating repair costs, I'm still struggling with that.

Like many have suggested, I plan to play the role of the property manager when interfacing with tenants.

Plus, Robin Carriger, who is one of the leaders, has a program that interfaces with the Tarrant County Appraisal District to generate leads for direct mail. 

All major banks including BOA will interface with quicken software, however some require you to let the bank know you give permission for quicken to download transactions directly and have a section in your online bank account website somewhere such as financial downloads or something like that.

Do they show up on time, are they prepared with questions/answers, do they look at the house thoroughly or quick browse etc.