If they trust you they can mail you a key.

Rarely is it done overnight or by a single generation...acquiring and keeping extreme wealth is a long building process.One of my favorite cartoon drawings is a short series: it shows a large wagon holding a few meek individuals and a lot of folks pulling the wagon.

However, if I ever wanted to learn all that there is to learn on this subject, Brian is he guy I would call - he has forgotten more about options, land trust, and all the rest of it than I will ever know, or care to know, I think :) Good luck

While I'm not going to comment on their business models (they often make bad investments), they are extremely competitive because they have the ability to leverage large amounts of (borrowed) capital.Donald Trump is another good example.

Talk to a realtorTalk to a property management companyTalk to people at a local REIAI'm still looking at purchasing in Durham, but I check city-data.com, drive by, and ask people I trust at the TREIA group.

Without knowing all the coverage details, that seems extremely high to me as well.

The prices, particularly in my area, are extremely low.

Your concerns and original question were valid, but I do know that if you want to invest in other areas that allow you to diversify out of southern California and at a lower price, you can find good, quality companies that you can trust.

It basically says to put property in a land trust and make a Nevada LLC the beneficiary.http://clintcoons.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/for-california-investors-the-solution-may-lie-in-nevada/

Hi Chris,If your stocks are in an IRA or you are able to set one up, it could be a tax efficient way to create your own trust.