"Networking..." was his 3rd book and it's more for a salesperson or entrepreneur on how to help market and attract wealthy clients.His first two books were "Marketing to the Affluent" and "Selling to the Affluent".

Dear The 1%, The wealthy, and The financially successful:I am not someone who enjoys politics or follows politics in detail.

I went on the "get rich quick diet" when I bought my first.

I live in a nice neighbourhood, the typical single family home area but my dream is bigger so I drive all the way over to the other side of the city where the wealthy live and walk thru he neighbourhood and up the hills to see the view over my city, 4 -5 times a week!..

People always had to put more down (20%) and people that are in the second home market are at least moderately successful to even be thinking about a vacation property.I think in a moderate economic down turn, the wealthy will actually diversify out of stocks and into real estate, into markets where they feel their money is safe.

The desireable wealthy suburbs in MoCO and Fairfax Counties still trail peak values, but not by much, while PG is still far far below peak values.

Glage to see you have decided real estate is your vechile for your financial wealth. I

It is not a how to get rich but a how to accumulate wealthy over 5-10 years.  

Its not going to make you wealthy, or help you reach retirement goals.

A few years ago, I spoke to a few wealthy foreign investors that bought properties in "bad areas" in bulk.