With knowledge brings wealth and wealth is financial freedom. 

I am inro working out (when I find the time) and collecting old iron weights and dumbbells (YORK, JACKSON, ETC).My goal is to be independant and wealthy.

A question like this one really is only for the relative few who are already relatively wealthy.

All of that of course must factor into your overall financial goals and desired level of wealth. I

There seems to be many wealthy rei's that also seem to think it's a great idea because you gain the interest that you would pay on a mortgage to a bank on top of the dividends earned.

I got to see wealth creation happen with real estate as I would advise my wealthy tax clients on various tax strategies to save them money for their own real estate businesses.One late night when I was working at the office, I was reviewing a client tax file and they were making a boatload of money and building their wealth with apartment buildings.Have you ever had that feeling like…"if this person can do something I know I can?"

In just a couple of years if you get good at active strategies like wholesaling and/or rehabbing.If you do that and take the money to help acquire income producing assets you can become pretty "Wealthy" with Real Estate in 5-10 years.As you said still pretty amazing to be able to generate that kind of income and attain an impressive level of wealth so fast and with such a low barrier to entry.

@Daniel Castellanos Congratulations on Starting your journey in RE and wealth. I

I personally don't want the hassle of small multifamily, but that doesn't mean there aren't a ton of very successful, very wealthy people who do it.I also wouldn't call him a guru in the same way I wouldn't call Tim Ferriss or Gary V gurus.

I get it - some people got very wealthy investing in it.