Hello Everyone,I live in San Francisco and am currently renting.  I have been wanting to jump into real estate investing for some time now and seeing how I would also like to own a home, I feel as though purchasing a ...

Well I thought I would share this to see if it could help other do it your self investors..So I have worked commercial construction for the last 20 years as a carpenter my dad worked in the trades as a painter for 40 ...

Hi everyone,I am very new to real estate investment from California. I am searching online to see what cities to invest in with price under $400k. I heard that Maricopa, AZ is one of the good choices. Can you please g...

Yesterday, BiggerPockets launched TWO new real estate books, written by our own @Brandon Turner and his wife @Heather Turner.These books are an absolutely fantastic resource for both new and experienced investors alik...

Hello Everyone,Seems like there is so much to say but I'll just keep it short and sweet. I'm like the many on here looking to start REI. I have zero real estate experience and I still work my 9-5 full-time (until I am...

Hello!My name is Conor Murphy, a Culver City native, just returning to Culver City after four years at UCSC. I am still in the education phase of real estate investing, having read "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate...

I'm new to BP and to Real Estate all together. I'm focused on wholesaling. Reading a lot of books still not knowing exactly where to dive in at any advice?

Hello all BiggerPocket members,My name is Jose Montero from Riverside Ca.I'm 20 years old.Current working on RE License.A little bit about me and my story/dream.- The reason I am here today and want to get into real e...

I was wondering what exactly is the difference between ROI and Cap Rate. From my understanding ROI is initial investment/net income x 100. 
Is this the same for the cap rate, or is it calculated differently?

Can you use a 0% interest credit card to pay down a mortgage balance?