I understand everything you are looking for, but if it were actually a normality, everyone on earth would be a wealthy and successful investor by now.

Wealthy?

Sioux Falls is one of the very few cities in South Dakota where you can find a large demographic of 'wealthy' people.

If you can wait 5-10 years to get wealthy off RE then I’d go that route.

Real estate investing is a great way to build passive income and generational wealth. I

California is becoming a state with a few hyper-wealthy tech CEOs and poor immigrants.

Mexico has a lot of great architects and the quality of the construction in the higher-end of the market (in which foreigners and upper middle-class and wealthy Mexicans buy) is very good.

This is definitely one of the best ways to build wealth, I wish I had put more into this rather than stocks at an earlier age. 

Most financially independent, wealthy people get there through hard work, sacrifice, and time.Spend 2-3 months learning how to analyze properties, cut expenses, increase income, and save up as though your life depended on it.

I've always purchased and I have always been told by family and friends "it's always better to purchase"...buying builds wealth...I just did it without question. 3 homes bought and sold later and I'm scratching my head because I've always sold my homes for way more than I bought but still never seem to come out better.Thank goodness I also put money into investments.