And its that job that allows them to become investors.. and as such they need to do what everyone is talking about here.. when U have a set income at least to start you must manage within that revenue stream. and of course being money smart ( Dave Ramsey)  is the fast track.Then you have those that chosen profession is Real Estate  ( myself and my wife) I was financially free when I was 18 and pass the real estate license test..

I once asked a young woman here who claimed half-Italian descent whether she would prefer to live without olive oil or ketchup for the rest of her life, and she professed she could not live without ketchup.

It's a profession that we do all that work and countless hours and have no guarantee if we will get paid.

Marketing is one of the most manipulative professions out there and many people spend their days trying to game the system. 

Now I am right there with those individuals in the top 1% of this profession.

So you have to grow even bigger.Landloring, for the majority, is a middle class profession. 

Ive grown my agent side of the business in the past 5 years into being in the top 1% in my profession, and still continue to grow it.

I would rather have a profession I enjoy and live life as I am getting to where I am going.

I'm actually in the real estate field in a different profession as well and I have realtor and investor clients.

Comparing year 1 cashflow on a property you plan to hold for 30 years is like assuming the pay for year 1 in a profession you’re considering is the same as year 30.