We have been saving what we can and educating ourselves in order to make the best financial decision but we are torn because...

It also depends on whether or not you are comfortable moving somewhere else if it were advantageous for your investing career to potentially reduce your personal cost of housing.If you're comfortable with leverage, then you should consider looking into a rental property.

So glad you've already plugged into the Bigger Pockets podcast - that was a huge source of education for me when I first started.If you haven't already, I would recommend finding a real estate agent that you trust, and also start talking to lenders (banks, mortgage brokers, credit unions, etc.)

Use the site to educate yourself.

There are so many different ways you can help these sellers, from estate sales, helping them find other homes, and simply being an educated resource.

Hey there,I'm brand new to investing in real estate and thinking about getting into multifamily properties.I'm looking for some advice from people who know what they're doing and was hoping that someone may be able to help me here.I've done some homework and educated myself to a point but I don't know anyone with real estate knowledge so I keep telling myself it can't be done (hopefully someone on here will tell me otherwise) Here is my situation: $300,000 in equity from a Single family residence$100,000 cash to investNo limitations on which state to buy in Thanks,Peter Knox

Look under the education tab.

So determine your negotiating leverage before you start talking to them about paying for the sign.

Hello everyone, I recently attended a CRE course in my area and the education was absolutely fantastic. 

A good job that stems from education, whether it's college or a trade school or an apprenticeship is in order.