If I would have bought in Texas I would not have gotten the same capital gains.I think with Bruce he saw opportunity in 2010 to come back to his home roots of the inland empire and snatch up houses that got crushed in value instead of hold on to Texas or really most mid west properties that don't move a lot in the way of appreciation.Aaron may know more or Even Bruce's son post on BP he might be able to fill in the blanks but that was what I surmised from his presentation in San Jose that evening and again its just my reading between the lines I could be way off on why he told texas to return to CA.

I have been also reaching out inland to Kileen areas and San Antonio markets. 

As many have mentioned, house hacking is a great way to start building your empire.

Well you're not going to feel like your building a real estate empire that quickly, but people never adjust for risk and the type of things that can come up.

It should be used as a tool to help you build your empire, not long term financing which can be accomplished with fixed terms.  

That said... if your happy with how far you've gone with your empire, then by all means pay those babies off and enjoy the additional cashflow upon completion of the loans.Cheers to wealth creation through RE!

All are located in B class inland areas.

And, keep building your empire.

@Jonathan TaylorLuckily out in the Inland Empire my house lays is a somewhat new city “ City of Jurupa Valley” and I hear they are pretty easy going with approvals and don’t take long to approve builds because it is such a small town.

Small multifamily properties are great and it's awesome to see you using them to build your empire!