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

I've definitely waisted time and money by pursuing potentially profitable deals, but they are outside my scope of expertise and ended up only being distractions in the end.These items may just be applicable to me and the skillset I had going into real estate, but hopefully they'll help out a newbie coming up to avoid a few costly mistakes.

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

When you are young you typically need leverage to grow that empire/thing you want, and that's good.

I tried working with a real estate agent to acquire my first rental, a condo in the Inland Empire.

Hey BP,Anyone living in the Inland Empire area and looking to meet up please reach out!

Hello to everyone in SoCal (Inland Empire) Moreno Valley, Riverside California area.

Hello to everyone in SoCal (Inland Empire) Moreno Valley, Riverside California area.

Hello everyone in SoCal (Inland Empire) or surrounding area.

I sold my offset printing business and a few years after the turn of the century, I took a job at night at my friend’s company to keep food  N the table while I built my real estate empire.