I decided to pursue real estate investing because my wife and I want to become financially free, build an empire for our family, and retire within the next 10-15 years to spend more time with each other and our newborn baby girl, and travel.I'm primarily interested in buy-and-hold properties and have joined to obtain more information on how/where to start.

I came across a seller who is retiring that wanted to cash out his empire and ride off into the sunset. 

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@Henry MurrayI live in seal beach and invest in memphis and inland empire locally

Does it get worse the further inland you get?

I remember my dad (who owns a commercial real estate empire) said it would be an issue (he tends to be critical of my deals until he sees the cashflow after I buy - he's just being a protective parent. 

Newbie here practicing analyzing some properties in socal, particularly Inland Empire).

That was the secret to my success in land-lording.

I would keep buying them and build your empire.

http://get.biggerpockets.com/nomoneydown/He's building a RE empire with little or no cash.