Hey everyone,I'm looking into small-multifamily property to house hack here in the Inland Empire, CA and just wondering how common it is for the utilities to paid for my tenants?

If so, what do these numbers look like for Inland Empire / Pomona, CA (if anyone lives in this are?)

I am however open to any areas within the Inland Empire area as long as the renter market is high.I've been looking for RE groups and communities and found the Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, which I plan on attending soon to really focus on networking and "building my team." 

For most out of state investors Vegas isn't the answer it is similar to the inland empire but more isolated from the job centers in LA and Orange County (ie if you live in Vegas you work in Vegas)  I encourage you to look at both and possibly other markets, but if you are counting on appreciation and are planning to hold for a long time Prop 13 in CA is a nice thing to have.

@Danny MallerNext time, and as you build your empire use the link below to look up any City of Chicago code violations. https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/bldgs/...And if you cant remember this link just google "Chicago Building Violations". 

lets get our real estate empires going! 

Will, I have been sending people to APM Realty Group recently and, as the man who jumped off the Empire State Building said as he passed the 50th floor, "So far, so good!".

Our ultimate goal is to have around $1mil liquidity to be able to purchase our own land, build our own home, and still have a little bit of a buffer, while also having rental properties for our passive income.I know we could fairly quickly get to $1mil buy buying and selling but I wanted to know what you all thought about what a good roadmap might be regarding that (how many properties to buy and rent vs sell, etc).I have a friend who is very active in these forums who originally lived in Los Angeles and his first properties were basically in the ghetto of the middle of the US.Would a good route be to purchase apartments in the ghetto and be a slumlord for a while to launch our empire?

Does anyone know of a qualified and reputable contractor who works in the LA, OC and Inland Empire area? 

I just wanted enough to retire and didn’t have any desire to become an empire.