Very few made their money in real estate.I do not know your source but Forbes in 2016 indicated 184 Billionaires were property rich. 

@Rich Senyszyn Thank you very much!

Like Chris said most people are attracted to the idea of getting rich quick without a lot of work but especially when you're starting out there is a lot to learn and a lot to do.

., 325 seems kinda rich.

I've heard everyone talk about Rich Dad Poor Dad.

It's funny how events like these can refocus and reconstruct your perspectives on a lot of things.Suddenly, I started remembering the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" book I ready a decade ago, and how much that changed my perspective of assets at the time, yet took no action about it. 

It sounds like even a private lender (unless it's like your rich grandma or something) would probably balk at lending to someone with your personal credit profile.

@Eli RollinsYou're interested in starting in real estate at a young age, I'm of the opinion that it's better at your age to learn how to talk to girls.And since the thread is well and truly hijacked anyway, and no one reads past the first page of comments, it's a good place to attempt to put together the argument I've been trying to make more cogently.The figures that I quoted above -- that 98% of millionaire households in the USA in the 1980s were run by a married couple or widow/widower, and 95% of millionaire households in the USA today are run by the same -- come from two different research-based books written by business school professor Thomas Stanley, The Millionaire Next Door and Stop Acting Rich...And Start Living Like A Real Millionaire.Stanley died a few years ago and his daughter/research partner is coming out with a new book later this year revisiting the compelling arguments he made about the typical ways that wealth is built in America.

And you get passive income (preferred return on a monthly basis - mailbox income) and potentially get your entire investment back on a refi from appreciation.Rich help rich become even more wealthy.But you’ll have to be an accredited investor to play.Google IRS for definition.

Real estate tends to be a "get rich slowly" game.