I should also add that I do plan to use this as a vacation home for myself as well - and if my STR empire dreams pan out - my eventual personal residence.

My girl and initial goal is how would you construct a real estate empire?

What would be a good title company to use that is investor friendly or can work with investors say in double closingwould Chicago Title be good ?

My goal is to generate another stream of income for retirement and am not interested in amassing a multi-million dollar real estate empire.

Relocating to Pensacola to build my next empire. 

With $5000 in hand, what’s the best path to success and freedom?

I started my company a 8 years ago or so in a garage with my business partner. We've moved from there to 3 thousand, to 10 thousand, now 16,000 square feet. We've always rented. Were looking to build a 30 thousand squ...

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In my market with Class B there's a ton of competition for those properties among casual investors who are willing to pay more because all they want is 2-5 properties vs. an empire and they're willing to pay for it and stop growing. 

Too many new investors are thinking about an empire, but you can't build an empire on the first block.