However, appreciation is where the real wealth is created, and there are many ways to 'force' appreciation.

I can name hundreds of very wealthy investors that have never managed a single rental because they understand the value of their time and the limitations of their abilities.Only you can determine what self-management is costing you and whether a PM is worth it.

However, judging by the millions of books that have been sold on the topic of gaining wealth, I doubt that represents the majority

. - wealthy people homes last time went first as always.

Also, no one really assesses the notion that if it were so easy there would be millions of wealthy millionaire investors all over the city.

Short Term Rental Long Term Wealth is a great book to get started! 

Cashflow is nice and pays the bills, but appreciation is what makes you wealthy.9.

That is irrelevant to the simple fact that your wealth and my wealth is due to government action.

If we talk A to D classes and F is a hood ;)In general, the class of the property correlates with schools: the better the school the higher the prices, more wealthy neighbors.

I was just getting paid finder fees on the deals I found and was not owning property until I realized I never was going to get anywhere doing that you can't build any wealth....I finally got to the next level when I found a great deal and did it on my own borrowing all the money for the deal and reselling it for a huge profit that got me to the next level I am no overnight success story it took me many many years to get Rockin N Rollin!