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22 January 2020 | 35 replies
IMO it doesn’t exist.I’d rather move inland and be able to vacation at will.
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2 October 2019 | 80 replies
It doesn’t make sense to me.And here’s my rant: Everyone I speak to about realestate criticizes me for not owning a home “The American Dream” right, well the new American dream is to build an empire and not have to work a 9-5 past 45 years old.
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4 December 2019 | 111 replies
The sad part in all this mess is the fact the guy( Morris) could have been wildly successful and built an empire (legally )had he done things the right way he still could have really made a name for himself .
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18 December 2019 | 35 replies
But it will also launch your real estate empire.
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18 March 2015 | 9 replies
Being apart of BiggerPockets has opened my eyes to several possibilities of creative financing, and I am now ready to slowly start my "Real Estate Empire" and build the life that will allow me to give back to others that have helped me along the way.
5 February 2016 | 6 replies
I've been dipping my toes in land investing in the last month and accidentally ran across a sfr that is highly motivated to sell.
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23 January 2024 | 72 replies
We don't do inland because it gets super cold and snowy there and now they are having hot summer days and most places are not set up to deal with it.
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11 March 2016 | 14 replies
If you're looking for something down here that's more feasible with a tight budget, you can look in the Inland Empire.
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27 September 2018 | 135 replies
Every middle class 9-5er in the state of California is trying to build an empire of "passive" rental properties.
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31 August 2017 | 53 replies
*Side note, NY has the same issue just due to the geographic nature of the bay/water where LA doesn't have this problem because they are in a giant valley and they can build all the way out to the inland empire.