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@Cody L.  100 years plus for most of the upper inland empire land plays.. and yes most likely someone bought it at tax sale. there are companies that churn this stuff for a living most based in LA.

. $400k does not buy you much of a home in SoCal or even in the inland empire.  

I almost forgot to mention that I'm currently 18 years old in my freshman year of college, but that isn't going to stop me, just give me more time to build an empire!

Finally I am ready to get my loan to build my empire.

@Lisa Gauff a lot people abandon California in search of "better returns" but for SFR especially, Arizona and Nevada aren't that different from the less expensive places in California like the Central Valley and Inland Empire. 

The way you are going, I hope to read another post when you've finally reached that goal and decide to retire (or not, and continue to scale your empire).It was a huge advantage to start your journey while still young.

I will be putting about 10K as a downpayment and want to grow a real estate empire.

I found a good property with a very low sale price in Inland Empire.

Almost any brokerage is a bad investment, except BRK, because the real estate parts the tiniest part of their empire.