The sad part in all this mess is the fact the guy( Morris) could have been wildly successful and built an empire (legally )had he done things the right way he still could have really made a name for himself .

Are you looking for a few rentals, or are you trying to build an empire? 

But it will also launch your real estate empire.

Use your own money and build your own empire.

(Single) paid 250k- owe 90k- value 650-700kOur situation: Pops is retired and lead this empire very passively.

Being apart of BiggerPockets has opened my eyes to several possibilities of creative financing, and I am now ready to slowly start my "Real Estate Empire" and build the life that will allow me to give back to others that have helped me along the way.     

I am from the Inland Empire, I am interested to purchase land in the Inland Empire that can be developed also investors/developers that would like to purchase land for low income housing development or mixed use. 

Inland Empire and Sacramento have had growth for example.

(i.e. do you want to have 1 or 2 homes, multi-family, or an RE empire).Wherever you decide to end up, go visit that place first, maybe spend a few weeks there to see if that is truly the place where you want to end up. 

My favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!