Any resources to learn about the above in detail?

I think this place ( BP) is a great resource and looking forward to make new connections.Have a great week.Jean.

Jeff, I know it's been awhile since we've chatted and I've massively improved my online resources for everything you listed here... neighborhoods, PM's, accurately running numbers, etc.Happy to email that stuff over if you want.

Hope that helps Dave hey david i would appreciate to connect with you and exchange resources as i am in the section 8 rental space myseld and would love to meet your leasing agent that specializes in that niche 

Any advice/resources on property management tools is much appreciated! 

If you have a resource that you can quickly check approximate rate without filling out pages of information, I would appreciate this! 

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

And this was the late 90's so there were a lot less resources readily available, as compared to today. 

Your understanding of the depreciation recapture process is almost correct, but there's a minor error in your calculation.When you buy a house for $300,000, with $100,000 attributed to the land value, you have $200,000 allocated to the building or improvement value.

Pick an asset class: Class A, B, C & D properties, research pros & cons, pick one to focus onPick a real estate market that matches your resources & goalsContact local agents & PMC’s to start sending you listings to analyzeAnalyze a few deals weekly, get comfortable with the market and refine what you're looking for