My own belief is that he is likely quite successful but there may be some exaggeration.  

Learn from experience and Repeat.I would also say, Trump may have gotten a headstart however plenty of people squander family resources and headstarts so in my opinion, politics aside, Trump has succeeded simply because of consistent action and belief in goals.

You get challenged on all of your assumptions and beliefs, and it's easy to find and create your own path in life from the experience. - You Get A Network Especially if you go into finance or business, another incredible value from going to college is you walk away integrated into a very close-knit network of professionals, who will give you the time of day, over others, simply because you went to the same school.

It is my belief that the bluer the state or area, the more likely it will be regulated.

The only way to truly grow is to challenge your beliefs continuously.

From talking with one of my mentors and doing some research on apartments.com and other listing sites, the belief is that I could get $4,300-$4,600 for Unit 1 and $3,300-$3,600 for Unit 2 which would give me a total rental income of $7,600-$8,200.The list price is $1.3m.

I think you are mis-guided in your thinking. 

Good for you for selling at the top, but I think being worried about inflation as a threat is misguided attention.  

In terms of days on market they more than doubled, but my own personal belief on that is because a lot of the homes are not renovated in this area and are just being sold as empty shells, so they sit for some time.

For that alone they deserve our time - they’re not trying to tear down capitalism and substitute “Stalinist socialism” like so many other misguided others.