In and around the Inland Empire of Southern California, currently in Rancho Cucamonga.

I'd like to put together a network of investors, and other real estate related people in Hawaii, as I am building my RE empire bit by bit :D My job helps me because investors might not need a realtor, but they always need some sort of financing.

I'm in the Inland Empire Area.

I'm looking for advice on what is the best way about building a RE empire.

@Nate & Sharon Shaw - sounds like you've got yourself a nice little real estate empire brewing, congrats!

If you figure out how to do that consistently without taking risks that could collapse the empire, let me know and I can probably help you arrange a few billion in equity..

Are you looking to start your real estate empire in Columbus, or in one of the outlying communities?

You might ask them why Kiyosaki's company filed bankruptcy.Ask him about how well Kiyosaki kept his commitment to the man that made his empire explode..http://pagesix.com/2012/10/10/rich-dad-bankrupt-dad/These bogus opportunity hawkers piss me off.

Really, I think in the future I would like a real estate empire that runs its self.

Empirically, the answer is: if your ROI is higher than your debt's interest rate, don't pay off your debt any faster; if your debt rate is higher, don't invest; if the rates are equal, there's no best solution.Time doesn't matter; dollar amounts don't matter.