Many of the wealthy folks have paper gains without corresponding "income" to show in the charts.  

Ive heard many investors say it like this: 'their 'D' Class properties pay their monthly bills, but their 'A' Class properties is where their wealth is accumulated.' 

You definitely should get started asap because the variable in building wealth is time and your losing interest by not doing it earlier.

Dear forum I found a property located in a very wealthy area (Red Bank) that is an estate sale with highly motivated sellers that is being sold in "AS IS" condition.

They are cheaper than the A-class properties in the wealthy neighborhoods which allows me to expand much faster, yet are nice enough that I can be there at night without being afraid like in the D-class warzone areas. 

I don’t think he is negitive as much as he believes (much like me) that the Fed etc. helps the wealthy and harms the working or middle class.  

I have seen a lot of people start out with little and become wealthy in real estate but not too many in the stock market..unless they are taking their own company public.. or they start a hedge fund..which is a lot different!

Buy and hold WILL make anyone wealthy over time.

It's hard to go broke when you don't owe anybody anything but it's also damn near impossible to get wealthy.

Effectively I paid utilities and some minor repairs as my rent for 2 years which brings me to the next in the scaling framework.Private CapitalIf you’re not independently wealthy and only use your own money to fund deals expect that to impact your growth.