I'm building an empire here, the Mercedes can wait lol.

any have any luck with SFR/MFR in the inland empire area?

In my area, you can buy a 2bed/1bth in Inland empire and antelope Valley

Just listened to the one with the mom of 6 kids who home schools and built a real estate empire, etc etc. 

I guess the point is build your empire on a solid foundation of education and application (whether it's in a formal setting or by absorbing the resources at your fingertips), use principles that have stood the test of time (earn, pay yourself first and be charitable) and fall forward every chance you get.

@David Friedman no doubt as time passes by more and more people from LA are moving to inland Empire so its up and coming however everything even here is very pricy and still impossible to get the 1% rule!

As you can see below avoid NE or coastal areas due to cost, focus in inland locations.

I like cash flow, so I started mine in the midwest and am adding properties in the south (after buying two properties in CA in 2012 and 2014, before I was trying to "build an empire").

Guard your empire lol...

It's been so fun to part of your journey, congratulations on the first steps in building your real estate empire.