Both books give reasons on why folks with high earned income do not always end up "wealthy." 

I have never met an investor who has their real estate license that regrets getting their license even the slightest, the only regret I hear is not getting their license soon enough.If you want to be successful then you need to treat investing as a business and you will need multiple income streams to truly be wealthy.

I had an opportunity to work with some very affluent and wealthy people from around the world, mostly from Russia and Europe (I do speak fluently in Russian, so that helps a lot).

I don’t come from a rich family and don’t know any wealthy people to borrow money to invest.

You'll find you'll go from zero to wealthy much faster in a SFR fixed to the ground than a fancy sports car that passes everything but a gas station and depreciates twice as fast.

This vivid description is super helpful getting me to stick to my diet.

I also, am not willing to put out 14 grand just like that because I am not wealthy obviously.

You would essentially abolish student loans and would need to pay for college with cash which would then continue the divide of the upper and middle class because only wealthy kids could get educated.

Also, interestingly to note is the fact that Italy is the third place in the world where the wealthy move to and buy property.

Heck, sometimes people who are wealthy have a hard time admitting a change in landscape.