You haven't met any of the smart ones then because Inland, Passco, Inspired, JLLX, and many more, all make very consistent returns in their property types of expertise

Brandon, FL is more inland than Tampa, so while it isn't right on the cost, there are considerations based on surrounding bodies of water and elevation that could put properties in a flood zone.

We're looking to pick up our first "real" rehab property in the Inland Empire as well.

Deals are so different that it'd be hard to make an absolute statement, but I would rather have 10% of a large deal (+ my equity percentage for putting it together), than getting into a 3-15 unit deal solo.That being said, neither route is empirically right or wrong, the important thing is to pick one and start taking action!

I’m going for explosive growth this year (year 3 in land) and ramped up the staff to handle the volume. 

I'm a local realtor out here and my main focus is investment property in the Inland Empire.

They are naturals at creating a RE empire from nothing, and I think that is fantastic, and many do need a bit of a push.

Tell us about how you got started building your empire from the ground up.

Cali has mountains surrounding and the views in the afternoon are brethtaking even while just driving...there are many other aspects of Cali and this areas I can talk about ..like being surrounded by the 6 top Univesities in the city ..best private schools..shopping centers ..restaurants so on ...so forth ..I would more hesitant to investing in Bogota and Medellín less so in Cartagena than Cali due to factors that make the Caribbean at less desirable destination for locals due to preversive cultural colourations..people prefer living in land lock cities instead...

You might have to pay additional ~400k in land.