Or is more like my pretend rich uncle gives me 100k and says go make money and Pay me back if you can?

Started my real estate education about two years ago after reading “Rich Dad Poor Dad” of course.

I perceive REI as something that is not a get rich quick scheme and that requires due diligence.My current plan is to buy and hold.

have you read rich wife poor husband?

I suspect property investing has created more rich than any other means.  

In reality if your flipping is successful it could be your long term  path to riches.

This community is such a supportive resource, and the opportunities for education are rich. 

Otherwise, some book recommendations (these include mostly books on business/lifestyle or buy/hold investing):- "E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber- "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter (this provides a more foundational perspective on money)- "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki (further builds on the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" foundation)- "Set for Life" by Scott Trench- "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene- "The Book on Managing Rental Properties' by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner- "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod-"HOLD" by Gary Keller (geared toward SFR)-"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (geared toward commercial investing)"Multi-Family Millions" by David Lyndahl (This is on my list of "To-Reads".  

I think it's for rich n famous to hide.

Tom Wheelright (rich dad advisor, cpa) has quite a bit to say about using 401k/IRA for real-estate investing.