Capital gains tax rules will change (it is seen as a benefit for the wealthy and is often debated), I would take advantage of that one while I have the opportunity.

@Joe Mueller My goal was to build wealth. I

If you want to build cash I would recommend fixing and flipping if you want to create wealth I would engage in the buy/hold strategy.

@Joe Villeneuve and @Kyle Soderman illustrate the "wealthy" mindset: how to use money to make money and devote your time and intelligence to knowledge and wealth generation.

Is it possible or plausible to use real estate investing starting with no money, experience, or credit to become passively wealthy in order to pursue other ventures?

Is it the wealthy investor or the broke beginner?

"The Wharf" is for the wealthy - small apartments for ridiculously high prices.

Still, everything could come crashing down or at least correct to stale.So I'm crunching some numbers with various scenarios to see how much equity wealth I could build up in 1, 2, and 5 years, all using conservative appreciation rates.

Are they wealthy?

Good Morning BP - I'm new to the BP forums and like everyone else, here is learn some more about RE investing and creating wealth. I