Would juggling those thirty properties and also continuing to build my little REI empire be too much work for most?

Of course, here in Orange County, CA, having over $1M in assets means you have two houses, not really an empire!

Thank you @Dion DePaoli for the reply.I know of a fellow real estate investor and developer who lost her huge real estate empire to foreclosure.

As someone once said here, I would finance the empire state building if the numbers were right.

Many of the older buildings here (Second Empire, Georgian, Victorian) are ballon framed and spray foam is {arguably} the most cost efficient way to achieve air sealing of these structures.

Enjoy your empire.

My wife, Karen Rittenhouse and I have created quite an empire here in North Carolina even in worst economic times of our lifetime.

Maybe you've gotten it already, but it's basically my manifesto for using small multifamily properties to build up an empire :)For me, it doesn't matter the number of units as much as the "cashflow per unit."

The question I would like to ask is where do I turn or where do I look for a reputable source to help get me started into investing so that I can create an empire!

Im just telling people to be prudent and dont let borrowing cause u to build your empire make your financial house on a bed of debt instead of equity.