It seems like true wealth is build from appreciation not a couple hundred dollars of cash flow every month at least that my two cents. 

There is an excellent book by Natalia Ouellette called "Tax Deeds- How to become and stay wealthy by making mastering liens, possession and marketability" I highly recommend it!

Very wealthy and well to do. 

As for rent, between 2013 and 2023 rent prices grew an average of 38.28% in military communities, meaning a home that used to rent for $1,000 now rents for close to $1,400.One of the greatest tools the military provides for service members to build wealth is the VA loan - the ability to purchase a home without depleting cash savings or emergency funds.

For my own personal experience those that get truly wealthy at rentals either scale over decades and have enjoyed very robust appreciation while retiring debt and or those that started with a significant JOB with very high income that allowed them to add units with little to no debt and wake up 20 years later owning 100 150 doors free and clear thats when you start talking financial freedom..

The key to GROWING your wealth is to leverage your equity so your thoughts about doing this are spot on!! 

Brandon and David talk about this a lot on the BP podcast and I highly recommend making them a regular part of your podcast diet.

I'm sure it's not a wise idea to walk up to an individual who I know is wealthy and say, "Hey!

It's maybe a get wealthy slowly business typically, and I think for 98% of the investors not a get rich quick business.   

- Do you have friends who come from ridiculously wealthy households?