It can be access to low/no interest credit cards, a HELOC, a personal loan to yourself from a 401(k), a wealthy relative, etc.

Some of the most wealthiest people on this planet became wealthy (in life and finances) by using their brains and other peoples money.

A more stable of building wealth is to have as many rental properties as possible before I'm forced to retire from my physically demanding job, The safer route seems to be to pay off the mortgage rental as fast as possible, which I'm doing.

A more stable of building wealth is to have as many rental properties as possible before I'm forced to retire from my physically demanding job, The safer route seems to be to pay off the mortgage rental as fast as possible, which I'm doing.

Becoming wealthy through investing is not worth breaking up a family.

There are ways to live the American Dream(that is what he taught you how according to your comment, get a good job, get a pension, save, retire) and then there are ways of being wealthy.  

If I knew the level of wealth I would have attained in real estate investing, I would have started right around your age.

The idea of creating wealth is exciting, but best to do the homework first, than get in over your head early, without the savings to recover.

Perhaps the problem isn't your investing strategy (get wealthy slowly), maybe it's your job?

The term "landlord"  or "land lord"  has always seemed like an old term left over from the 1800's when my ancestors were both peasants and poor tenant farmers paying monthly rent to the more wealthy owners.