@James Wachob recently published a very informative video identifying online tools to evaluate investment properties.

@Kevin Klaas, welcome to the post analysis paralysis phase...PM me on the estimating repairs, I might have a tool or two that may help demystify some of that

. * Data drive buying with Comparative Market Analysis from tools like CloudCMA and Realist.Also, would one still be within legal guidelines of the commission if the ad for a realtor is posted without the picture of the agent, or is pasting the picture of the agent in ad a mandatory requirement. 

Books are an important tool in gaining the initial foundation of knowledge but nobody learned to swim by reading a book.

Finally, BP has various tools available to help you analyze your deals (rental, flips, wholesale, etc), feel free to use them: https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators Please let me know if I can help, and best of luck!

I'd rather track my money movement with a tool like Stessa and have the properties feeding into the same account to keep my head right.You're thinking well about that downpayment money . . . getting a 1% APY on it and maintaining full liquidity fits the bill when you're looking to deploy that money in a purchase in the near future. 

A good tool is "BP calculators" and just talking with people in a market your interested in.After you answer those questions it will help you identify where you personally wouldn't want to invest.

Now im not trying to start a political debate but after months of being hit the hardest by Covid-19 and now Riots where commercial real estate is being targeted and destroyed are any of my bigger pockets friends still considering investing in Commercial Buildings (not apartments) or Commercial in the inner cities?

@Donovan Maskell the best tool is the FHA 203k Renovation loan which lends you 100% of the construction costs up to 110% of the value with as little as 3.5% down payment of the acquisition cost.

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/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.