Schmid’s – The District (2415 N Park Blvd, Tustin, CA) Cost: $25 Per person in advance, $30 at the door – lunch included Website: www.ocinvestorsclub.com SoCal REIA (Aaron Mazzrillo and Ryan Skalla) Day: Second Thursday of every month Time: 6:30pm networking & 7:00 meeting Location: Radisson Ontario Airport (2200 East Holt Blvd, Ontario, CA 91761) Cost: $25 per person Website: socalreia.com San Diego Creative Investors Association (Bill Tan) Day: Second Tuesday of every month Time: 6:00 networking & 7:00 meeting Location: Scottish Rite Center (1895 Camino del Rio South, San Diego CA, 92108) Cost: $20 per person, $10 for members Website: sdcia.com North San Diego Real Estate Investors Day: Third Tuesday of every month (except December) Time: 6:00 networking & 7:00 meeting Location: El Camino Country Club (3203 Vista Way, Oceanside CA, 92056) Cost: $20 per person Website: nsdrei.org Inland Empire Investors Forum (Nick Manfredi) Day: Fourth Tuesday of every month Time: 6:30 networking & 7:00 meeting Location: Eagle Glen Golf Club (1800 Eagle Glen Parkway, Corona, CA 92883 Cost: $25 per person or $195 annually Website:http://ieinvestorsforum.com/ Orange County Investment Club - FIBI (Joe Lahore & Reggie Lal) Day: First Tuesday of every month Time: 6:00pmm Location: Embassy Suites, 1325 East Dyer Rd, Santa Ana Cost: $14 Webiste: http://www.meetup.com/ORANGE-COUNTY-FIBI/ San Diego Investment Club - FIBI (Reggie Lal) Day: First Thursday of every month Time: 6:00pm Location: Del Mar Hilton, 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd Del Mar, CA Cost: $14.00 Website:http://www.meetup.com/FIBI-San-Diego-Investment-Club/ Lady Landlords of San Diego (Janice Bell and Jasmine Willois) Day: Fourth Thursday of every month (Third Thursday in Nov. and Dec.)

As I stated I am a bit novice, only have 2 rental properties in my empire.

I believe the areas within East Oakland most likely to be developed are the Fruitvale area near the BART station and the area inland of the Coliseum BART station.

But that has nothing to do with coastal vs inland.

I have worked with several attorneys here in Orlando, all depends on what type of attorney you are looking for.Ed Kerben is an attorney that handles closing transactions and specializes in land trustsRandy Edmonson handles difficult transactions and does a lot of foreclosure deals for meRandy Hillman does a little bit of everything, I use him when I am looking for affordability

Which tends to lean me toward an STR to bring in more cash-flow.Need to get out of the coporate rat race we're in now and build and empire!

I am currently in school working on my undergrad (22 yrs old) and plan to begin investing in land/property as soon as possible after I walk the stage.

I'm more or less coastal CA, loan amounts are crazy high, for me, so I moved more inland. 

Seems if you watch Bigger Pockets podcasts or Rich Dad Poor Dad they suggest it's possible to use "OPM" (Other Peoples Money) to find plenty of deals and scale a real estate empire. 

Riverside isn't the top of everyone's list but it is one of the better cities and job centers in the Inland Empire