Since the demo companies on the tutorials are construction companies, it will be easy to see how to set this up to track renovation expenses.

I have a Videos section that I am creating that will be filled with Tutorials and Escrow Information.

You learn faster with instructions (e.g a good textbook or tutorial). 

. - quick tutorial here  2.

Meanwhile here are a few tips:Here is a Guide to Getting the Most Out of BiggerPockets: (They are also above the forum, but are a great way to get started) http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/biggerpockets-com-tutorial/How to Effectively Use the BiggerPockets Real Estate Social Network: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/effectively-using-the-biggerpockets-real-estate-social-network-to-build-your-business/Here is a great feature to BiggerPockets: Learnging How to Use the keyword alert system:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/19/keyword-alert-system/I look forward to reading your success stories in the future!

.- Engineer based CSS is usually expensive for SFR’s and properties under 1Mil, and IMO, not cost effective – but there are DIY solutions that provide solid alternative for a fraction of the cost (look into KBKG.com – they have a good tool for a very decent price + tutorials, once you get hang of the principle and how to use their calculators, it takes 20min to complete a CSS report) – and that’s the path I recommend. - If you’ll be able to take advantage of the big initial depreciation to shift taxes (to count it against your W2 income) depends on several factors – if your AGI less than 100K, and prorated up to 150K; your profession or if you or your wife can qualify as real estate professional, your documentation – if you maintain contemporaneous logs, etc.).

Hi all,Very good tutorial on how to run an initial business case on a property.  

Most of my mail campaigns have been blind offers in recent years (because it makes a lot of sense when you have a bigger marketing budget and less time to interact with leads, it's a lot more scalable in that respect) and my course has a lot of videos, templates, tutorials, and even interviews with other land investors on different ways to implement that approach.Outside of the basic software and services I recommend (you don't have to follow my recommendations at all - I just point you to the things I've had a good experience with), there is nothing else you have to pay for outside of the course. 

hey man I have watched all those tutorials - great stuff. 

There's tutorials on YouTube on how to navigate and use listsource.