Tools I buy or rent?

I have tried to use the tools but I am at a lost with all the terms...I am a little embarrassed to share this since I left the corporate world(oil & gas industry)after 36 yrs retired as a regional manager.

Every tool and resource imaginable is available, all a person has to do is ask or turn it on. 

The biggest benefit i got from bigger pockets were the property analysis tools.

Cleveland is the one I am most familiar with and it's also very popular with investors across the USA so I figured you'd get some value out of reading The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

@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!