:(In fact, since the creation of the DoE, literacy rates have actually dropped.

It's the creation of essentially a legal tender in exchange for a fixed service.

The ultimate creation of a false scarcity.

Most of the African nations are arbitrary creations from a colonial map, and the root of many of their problems are borne in this history, compounded by other factors such as racism (i.e. why does ethnic cleansing in Kosovo require military action but massive genocide in Rwanda requires sympathetic words?)

You'll also note that the lawyers incur 0 costs from-Marketing, photography, drone rentals (for videos), video editing and photo editing, website creation and promotion.

My wife and I have chosen RE investing because of:The Cash Flow Factor Tax Benefits (to help keep more of our hard earned money) Wealth Creation / Net Worth Security (well, more then most other investments anyway - because everyone needs shelter)If you notice, wealthy people always have real estate in their holdings (including politicians who want to impose higher taxes on the rich - funny how that works).

And then, as I often say:You can either become a hard money lender yourself, which requires starting a company, website creation, legal assistance, program creation all to find yourself marketing a product that you have possibly little experience in, and potentially losing money for awhile . . .

After much research and an intensive study on wealth creation I chose real estate because it seemed easy enough to do and being I had no people skills or specialized knowledge I thought I could teach myself . 

Investing and returns will vary by individual.It depends on what part of the investing cycle you are in.Someone who is trying to grow money at an accelerated pace is in the (wealth creation) stage.Someone who already has size able assets from an inheritance or years of investing in more risky ventures for a higher yield is in the (wealth preservation) mode.These investors want a strong asset with low risk for good yield maybe 7 to 8 percent.They want tax benefits,make more than yearly inflation and cost of living,and live off the interest.In this way it's about preserving a lifestyle and way of life.

For a book written in 1926 and based on ancient wisdon, it really shows that the basic rules of wealth creation have not changed.