If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

Can upgrading to a BP pro membership be considered a business expense being it grants access to tools to help find and analyze more properties?  

I really like the alerts feature that can quickly guide you to current topics that may be of interest: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

I really like the alerts feature that can quickly guide you to current topics that may be of interest: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

Ryan, While getting your license will teach you about real estate law and give you access to the MLS, it is not necessary to be an investor and more importantly, its not going to teach you what you need to know to be an investor. 

There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guidesAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Opportunity is everywhere, and my view is once you get into an area of 50,000+ people with a growing, diverse economic base that has reasonably good climate and access to transportation and entertainment.  

There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guidesAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

He knows more than I ever could and has access to tons of buyers as well as the MLS and other marketing tools that I don’t.

That way you have access to all of the past webinars.