Today on my drive home from work, about 3 months into really getting excited about the prospect of getting into multifamily investing to create wealth, I had the "this is it" moment.I've been interested in real estate investing since I was 17(2009) when I really wanted to get into condo investing.

Yes, in the long run, real estate will go up in value and you'll become wealthy.

IRA Wealth is a pretty good book.

I went to school in a rich town with wealthy parents on average and I knew zero students who paid their own rent.

I want to get into house hacking to start out my real estate business and build long term wealth. I

As David Greene often says on the BP podcast, cashflow and appreciation are a continuum, and appreciation is where the real long-term wealth is made. 

Wealth is built quicker and easier with appreciation.

I worked with a investment company and they had access to all the high wealthy individuals with a yacht or a private plane/jet.

It is true that the life in Miami Beach is super great and if you love it you should buy there and stay at the property or rent it out if is possible with a good cash flow.Now if you are looking to create wealth I would suggest to invest out of Miami Beach, anywhere from Homestead to Ft.

I have a big circle of wealthy friends and they know I know business (obviously not rentals, lol) so they lend me money for whatever I want to do, since I have a history of returning.No section 8, I would say mostly B.