They've got some really good content (podcasts and webinars are my favorite).I'm over here in Butte, but also fairly new to this industry.

This is one of my favorite features of Bigger Pockets especially for asking specific questions.

successful deals are my favorite part of investing.My wife was born at 1673 Parkway.  

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookBy the way - here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling: 9 Reasons You Couldn't Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale Deal Don't Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and Flipper How to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldDownload BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10.

A recent discovery and a new favorite of mine is Trulia.  

Regarding your metric, my favorite to use for Buy & Hold properties is the 10-year IRR (internal rate of return).

my favorite way to buy is "subject to" with giving the seller some money at closing...  

Not literally)  I went fearlessly after my instinctive favorite type of deal, multi-family.  

we are working on this house, and done some major updates..opened up the kitchen.before:after:designed the kitchen layout, will have under cabinet lights:i am super excited about this house, we will be pulling out the bushes and cut the tree in the front (my favorite part, removing silly vegetation close to the house).we might have to stop again for awhile while we button up #25 (already rented) and fix up #26 (much closer to rent ready than this one). we are threating this as a "work on it when we have time", rather than our main project.

One of my favorite philosophies is: ASK!