How do people amass large amounts of wealth?

[David Easing]

Hello,

I've spent some time reading these forums and more than once I've heard of middle or upper middle class real estate investors amassing large amounts of wealth, $5-10M net worth, over periods of 10 or 15 years.

I'm assuming that such results are obviously the exception to the norm but still, has anyone come across deal outlines that show such returns? If not, how do you imagine an investor could accomplish these results?