Cash flow should tend to go up as rents increase, but its still not a real building block for wealth.  I

I tripped over this article the other night, which sums up a lot of what I've been thinking about REI lately: Investing in Real Estate Won't Build Massive WealthI think there are some pretty obvious omissions or flaws in it, most notably that the author is looking at ten years as an unbearable amount of time to build "massive" wealth, but that it also hits on some very important points. 

It truly started with the hunger of understand how money works, then how wealth is made, to making big and bold moves and going for it!

I know many wealthy individuals who are perfectly happy renting.

Having a cash reserve, a decent credit score, information from all those books you read is helpful, but it is not what will make you a successful and wealthy investor.  

This strategy is often used by wealthy families.

Fortunately, I have several good, wealthy contacts in the local and neighboring communities who have responded favorably to doing business and getting involved outside of their legal needs. 

You are building wealth for yourself and your family and just as important as it is to build the wealth, is protecting it.

cash flow pays the bills, but appreciation builds wealth.  I

Why do you want to be wealthy?