Having a great agent/broker can also allow an investor to scale and grow their empire/portfolio in ways that they never anticipated or dreamed of. 

@Alex Kreeger Account Closed I also don't think his empire is ready to crash.  

Funniest thing I heard on a podcast lately was how rancho is the bell aire of the inland empire, but it is true.

@David Friedman no doubt as time passes by more and more people from LA are moving to inland Empire so its up and coming however everything even here is very pricy and still impossible to get the 1% rule!

You do your thing, build your rental empire one inexorable step after another, don't let anyone take it away from you.If Wesley's quick explanation of how to build porch stairs for peanuts out of pressure-treated lumber seems a bit abbreviated, I think there's an episode of Ask This Old House that lays out the exact toe-clearance cut technique he mentions, very well done.

I bet that 20 years from now, after you’ve built your real estate empire, using all of the knowledge that you learned on BiggerPockets, and Rich dad Poor dad, that you too will be lending people money, and charging interest over a 30 year amortization.

Something tells me you'll enjoy working for yourself and building an empire a lot more.

Did the successful person build an empire with a million in  yearly revenue?

I own one property, but I would like to know how do I build a real estate empire like Trump?

At the end of 2-3 years, you’ll have a dual degree on a discipline that will serve you beyond your imagination and have some valuable work experience and resources and relationships to build your empire.