You have to actually go out there and find real deals, do the work to force equity, and only then do you get a bit of cash flow that eventually becomes significant years later.But that's not a get-rich-quick strategy so most folks won't do it.

A wise investor will not try to get rich quick with shortcuts.

I also recommend you stop chasing the "get rich quick" schemes you'll find on YouTube or in books written within the last five years.

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A big part of this was the belief that there simply wasn't any way out of the situation I was in except maybe a very narrow educational out to the middle class.The first rule of life for me was to HAVE RICH PARENTS.

You can't count on believing that the family member will not produce a handwritten lease (real or not), or other paperwork & tactics, to throw a big old wrench in your initial/expected timeline.You CAN expect that if they see you as the big old rich/developer/bad guy enemy, they will do as much damage as they can, and drag their feet as long as possible.See if you can feel out what the relative actually wants/ needs, connect/come prepared with info on resources for local "housing help" options, etc (perhaps), and figure out what you can do to solve the problem (cash for keys with an incentive for quicker move out timeframe?

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

Same thing here in Florida with all the rich guys wanting a million dollar house on the water with the hurricanes.

If we all had a dime for every new investor who said they had a plan to close 5 in 5 years if you just help me now, we would be so rich!

Most rich fellow and all tech guru is investing big in Hawaii, you may only need to flip few properties to generate profit over mil.