Building wealth is about knowing money and keeping it employed (so it's working for you). 

My company is putting together a large multifamily acquisition in Pittsburgh catered to wealthy CA residents.

Doing is scary, but it is what makes some people very wealthy.

As they say: nobody gets wealthy off of just cashflow, they get wealthy via appreciation. 

Install the fancy stuff when you're wealthy.

Really wealthy people re-invest in their companies to grow the stock price.

Think of it this way, if you borrower 500k every year and pay if off over 30 years, Time goes by very fast and you will be wealthy.

I find my SFR architect has no real clue on the development side and argue with them constantly with over engineering.. finally got him to put our homes on a lumber diet...

Recognizing the market has heated up substantially since we first started working together, I'm not sure if I should chalk this up solely to that or if she is simply just not very interested in helping me land my first small MF deal.A few things I do know from trying to feel this out with her myself is that she personally favors SF properties over small MF properties, and seems to be constantly busy working on larger deals for wealthy clients buying in the $1M+ range.

I think it can be a good exit strategy but maybe not as good for generational wealth. I