1. Who is still doing it and what hashrate are you getting?
2. Any advice on what pool I should join or what mining software I should use, etc?
I just ordered my mining gear for $2000..... am I making a huge mistake?
please respond
To answer your questions :
1-Many people still mining LTC and yes it is still profitable ( google litecoin calculator) .As far as hash rate , that depend on your mining gear. Please see the litecoin hardware comparison list here :
https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison2-I do strongly recommend auto profit switching pools like middlecoin :
http://middlecoin2.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.comIt will automatically mine the most profitable coin and pay you in btc. If you just want litecoin pools see this page for a list of all pools:
https://litecoin.info/Mining_pool_comparisonMost people use cgminer. Here is a list of mining softwares :
https://litecoin.info/Category:Mining