A w-2 job is a side hustle but a temporary one while you get your real estate empire built. 

., but my target area is the Inland Empire; Riverside/San Bernardino, and nearby areas.  

As of now i mainly just go on zillow and look up local properties in the inland empire, riverside county or san bernardino county.2) Does anyone have any advice on how I could find a mentor in my area, i figure the best way to learn is to model someone that's already doing it.3) Are there any local meet ups in the inland empire or orange county ?

I was wondering if anyone knew any REI attorney's in Southern California, preferably in the Inland Empire?

We were just contacted by the owner of a vacant land lot in a nice area/intersection in Minneapolis, MN.We aren't sure if we can do anything with it & I figured I'd post the question here hoping that some experts in land buying/flipping would chime in.We thought about contacting local developers/builders & commercial agents, but any help or ideas would be appreciated.I believe it is zoned for residential since the owner said you could build up to a tri-plex on it.Thanks,JvM

Something tells me you'll enjoy working for yourself and building an empire a lot more.

This gave me a bit of experience in Land Lording, property management, and tenant screening.  

Only running the real numbers will tell you.As for close to LA, I know the inland empire was good for some time, but think it's been recovering, so may not be as smoking as it once was.

#2: what's the likelihood the value will reach $300k in Perris, CA (inland empire) again#3: is it wise to pay down with $10k to make to remove the MI, lessening the monthly payment amount.

There are tons of financing strategies on BP that should help you grow your passive income empire.