I was 22 years old and it inspired me to buy my first house.Years later The Book on Rental Property Investing (audiobook actually) by Brandon Turner is what inspired me to dive deeper into REI.

You should really dive deeper into Pittsburgh as a potential market to invest in.

I´m sure this has been mentioned in Podcast, books and blog posts before, I was hoping that someone could just clear the fog quickly and before I dive deeper into the strategy. 

After reading many BP threads, I'm looking deeper into the Communipaw area of Bergen-Lafayette, trying, of course, to get as close as possible to public transit.

I would keep using the 50% rule as a starting point, and then for an opportunity where the numbers look good at 50%, dive in deeper and get the actual expenses and income. 

You'll have to dig deeper depending on the properties you find but it will give you a good market overview. 

I will dig deeper into land value in the area.

My accountant seems to be very knowledgeable & diligent, but it seems that the deeper we delve into the nuances & interpretation of the specifics of the tax code, the more unfortunately my tax liability increases.By the way, I should have mentioned in the details of my initial post that while we are 'buy & hold investors', in this specific case, the property was held for < 1 year - we sold into a market that had a voracious appetite.  

THIS is why the Fed fears deflation more then inflation, it cut's a whole lot deeper into the 2%. 

Zillow still tends to work okay for a lot of folks too.If you think land is something you want to dive deeper into, a selling website is one of the best tools you can create, a targeted website you build to list your land holdings.If you want a targeted community of investors who buy and sell land, check out RETipster.