I started saving up money for a down payment and reading real estate books ( Millionaire Real Estate Investor - Keller, Build a Rental Property Empire- Ferguson, The Book on Rental Property Investing - Turner, and currently reading The Richest Man in Babylon- Clason)The past couple months I have looked at some properties, 2 SFH and 2 MFH.

Obviously with those circumstances it will be difficult but I'm tired of waiting and really want to begin building my "empire."

I also have to look at median home values since I wouldn't be able to generate enough cash flow or make the down payment on a $350k, 1800 sqft 4/2 in inland Southern California.

Being an agent is the same thing (just not my cup of tea), you get to work it, you get commissions, you pay bad debt, who says you can't build your empire while building your safety net? 

She will take her time finding a new place, though she will likely have to move inland in order to find a comparable setup.

I live in the Inland Empire in Southern California and home prices are pretty high.

At some point, you have an empire to run, and emperors are usually not best served digging moats or fixing bayonets.

I've been trying to pick up some properties to wholesale in the inland empire and every time I put an offer in, I end up losing it by a few hours to other investors.

My farm in primarily in the North County Coastal area from Oceanside to La Jolla and inland South to RSF and North to Inland Oceanside, Vista and San Marcos.Thanks again for the HU on the groups down South.

I'm inspired to build the empire!