Any tool in the hands of an inexperienced user is a danger to themselves and others.

After my 5 minute property analysis with meeting the 1% and 2% rules, onto deeper analysis with the BP rental analysis tool.  

You already have some tools in your toolbox....no pun intended.I am not from your area, but, wanted to say hello anyway.Now, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meethttps://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/ruleshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/termshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/inviteshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/perkshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/categoriesREI books suggested by BPershttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

I started out using and still use a public MLS for specific areas as one tool.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

Take advantage of tools you have here.

As a teacher I'm sure you know education is the most important tool in life.

These law firms have access to powerful tools such as a "writ of fieri facias" that allows you to grab personal property, "bills in equity" which allow you to sell their house, "wage garnishments" which let you reach their earnings, bank garnishments which let you reach their other assets, etc.Very rarely is a person truly judgment proof.

If you haven't already done so, there is a nice Rental Property Calculator under the tools section to help you run the numbers.

I'm building a list of free and open source tools to help a group of friends sell their houses and am looking for input from others who also do this.SugarCRM (big fan of this -- not the easiest to use for newcomers, but provides great value when on a budget value)Wordpress (big fan here -- once we build a template to showcase a house, then we can then we can script out these installs)LAMP / LEMP -- Linux + Apache / Nginx + MySQL/MariaDB + PHP/Pearl (the platform all of this rides on).