In a the stock market everyone gets rich due to their own brilliance, and they go broke due to bad luck. 

.+ My college roomate has 10 properties. he is a teacher and coach, not super rich.

Your not going to be super filthy rich but you surely won't be struggling. 

Getting rich over night will not happen with a few multi-family houses.

I am an auctioneer in Baltimore - you can get rich in Baltimore if you understand how - where to go, and the magic of creative financing. take slow - learn from proven professionals, not so much t REIA's or agents - many of them think they know bout real estate investing, but unless they own  properties - go else where!

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And if you are thinking the rich day/poor dad, your paid off house is still a liability (it costs you money despite no mortgage), and doing this actually turns it into an asset, assuming your cash flow is > than your heloc payments are.   

Originally posted by @Rich Weese:@Joe SplitrockI would never say college degrees are less valuable because more and more people have them.

I just finished reading Ramit Sethi book called “I will Teach You To Be Rich” I loved the book currently applying steps in the book.