@Alfredo FrancoHere are some great books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

@Kirbi Campbell Build a real estate investing empire in Houston Tx - Manifest Reality!

I'm much more interested in how he built his real estate empire.

RENT - Self-manage your empire, pick the best tenants you can find, treat them fair and honestly, outsource all the sucky work like clearing toilets or painting at turnover. 

I have found that the biggest reason they get mad is they think they are not going to get approved and it will be a waist of their money.I have seen that if you will let them know what your leasing requirements are and what on those reports would disqualify them and they will leave if they wont pass instead of getting mad.

@Will BarnardFrom reading your posts, I consider you a level 10 investor and you may very well have the exceptional talent and skills to identify homes in the Inland empire, Santa Clarita / Valencia area that can cash flow better than the average homes in Atlanta.

Applicants response:"I did not see the no cats or I wouldn't have waisted my time....I am assuming you didn't take the fee for my application...please refund or I will call the bank and have it reversed.I don't see the difference in cats vs dogs.

Well, a lender will always look at you personally and at the property's ability to service debt if a commercial loan.So you need to structure your empire and remember to make sure you're maxing out on NOI.Know plenty of guys with >1000 units and they keep buying with loans.

Building your empire one property at a time.

The two R.E. clubs I like because they are the closest are:  http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Asian-Real-Estat...and http://www.meetup.com/Inland-Empire-Real-Estate-In...Both are excellent clubs.