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24 June 2013 | 7 replies
I'm excited to get to know you all a little better and see how all of us grow our empires over the years to come!
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4 August 2014 | 6 replies
Riverside/San Bernardino/Inland Empire certainly has lots of available inventory, but I'm a little concerned with demand from investors in that area.
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27 June 2013 | 9 replies
We aren't too far away neighbor "inland empire" :)
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1 June 2015 | 40 replies
Here you can build an empire from nothing, compared to other countries that have an overall higher tax rate and living expenses is higher is more difficult.
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3 July 2013 | 10 replies
Working full time, continuing your education, and building a RE empire on the side will keep you busy, but you will not be poor.
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16 October 2013 | 20 replies
I'm sure by that time you'll have an established real estate empire - if you haven't already.
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10 July 2013 | 9 replies
I would love to purchase something in CA to stay local, perhaps in the Inland Empire, Orange County, San Bernardino, Temecula are etc.
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26 May 2012 | 10 replies
This basically puts the cash contributions in a higher priority compared to your sweat equity.Sounds like you are getting ready to expand the empire!
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23 May 2012 | 1 reply
In your area I suggest you speak to Metropolitan Bank, Great Southern or an Empire Bank.
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27 May 2012 | 3 replies
Our real estate "empire" is still pretty small (a duplex and a SFH), but my wife who is a stay-at-home Mom handles the bulk of the management.