I have a friend that invests in the Inland Empire markets and it does pretty well according to her if you wanted me to connect you two!

I agree with @Jim Sestito 100%, you can get rich in small town real estate (NO I am not rich or anything close to it, and I've made a ton of mistakes, but I am investing in North Adams MA) - Brandon Turner is a millionaire and he started his empire in some rural county in Washington State.

They're opening a lot of Amazon distribution centers in the Inland Empire - Apple Valley and Eastvale are recent ones.

@Lauren Juarez Hi Lauren,  you can invest in land its alto cheaper and no loans are required, it's an easy way to double your profit and get turn over quickly, but just like any real estate investment path you take you will need to have some upfront capital.

You can also try out the smaller niche type of meetups (STR meetup, Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club, etc).

Does anyone have experience in land/construction loans and what to look at for for permits/utility install, Airbnb laws, etc? 

Incerto - a 5 book series about risk and uncertainty, by Nassim Talebthe main book is called "Antifragile - things that gain from disorder"if you want to know about risk in macro and micro markets, how trade manifests itself differently between the empirical and the theoretical, and if you want to learn from one of the most brilliant humans walking, I highly recommend this series. 

FEW TO NONE.I've answered your questions, Evan.Now let me tell you a story and ask you something.I'm Greek, born in Greece of ethnic Greek parents, Greek citizen, speak the language, lived, worked, and paid taxes there for seven years as an adult.In the year 1452, the Ottoman Empire invaded Constantinople and took the city, the capital of the Greek world.

I have 10 years experience in real estate and several years of experience in land home packages in the manufactured home space.

If you are looking for an agent in the Inland Empire dealing primarily with land contact Jerry Noe with Keller Williams Riverside, he is part of the Robillard team they are one of the top teams dealing with Land in the area. https://www.riversidemarketcenter.com/agent/Jerry%20Noe/9268df09-c452-4b6d-bec7-4d5773188aed/