For example, the housing in Raleigh went up by almost 40% after Apple announced they were building there.

I can say from having taught classes on these loans that your contractor will be the biggest key to your success.

Issues 1) even garage conversion ADUs in single family zoned areas typically cost more to build than the value that they add.  

I was specifically interested in his 2nd plan which was "Building wealth through single-family homes" where he basically says you save enough to buy your first property along with enough for other fees and then you just keep saving the money you make from that property along with some money you save from your job and once you have enough money you buy your next property and then you basically just keep repeating that until you have your desired amount of properties.

In other news, it may be tempting to purchase a waterfront property at a deep discount along the Western Coast but beware, you might get flooded in the next hurricane unless you want to do a teardwon and build on stilts. 

That said, don’t underestimate the power of building relationships before you pitch a deal.

If you’ve yet to build up substantial credit in the U.S. you can apply for foreign national specific loans that don’t take credit history into consideration when qualifying as in some circumstances you can get better rates and terms applying as a FN when your U.S. based credit history is in it’s infancy.

Wholesaled to a builder to build a house.

Maybe try to find someone like that who is just starting out and realizes that real estate is the golden goose over building their own law firm?  

Everything in the article makes total sense...wealth building helps through appreciation and debt paydown over time.It makes sense that chicago suburbs with strong school districts perform the best.