Because 3.6k per year is good, but then a tenant moves out, the house sits empty for 2 months so u just lost your 3k (mortgage 1.5k, lets say)...Every 10-20 years you need a new roof, thats about 13-16k  (Although 8 years ago I dishwasher/washing machine/Ac/heater, those things break...I dont see how landlords can retire with $300 cash flow from 10-20-30 properties...I understand when people make 1k per month in cash flow, but $300, not sure how all this works...Exactly; nobody is getting wealthy or retiring off $300mnth cash-flow, for all the reasons you touched on. 

What I do have is relentless energy, focus, and the drive to succeed in real estate.I’m diving headfirst into multi-family and commercial real estate because I know this is where true wealth is built.

I’m in sales so I have enough control of my income which is the type of freedom that I like, but at the same time it bothers me with every sale I make I just make the executives more wealthy and they are truly the ones building the freedom. 

After studying the many ways of becoming wealthy, I chose to go the real estate investing route.

If you are early in your career (would understand not having a lot saved early on) you should let your current job run for 8-10 years and save as much as you can (as painful as it may be, but remember building wealth isn’t easy either or everyone would be wealthy). 

From having rich residents to now having wealthy residents. 

To an out-of-state wealthy person who lives in a nice little suburb, they look exactly alike.I am seriously considering starting a turn key/property management business.

Wealth preservation and enduring legacy of wealth. I

The college has lots of students, and the surrounding areas have some wealth. I

The power of leverage will make you very wealthy in a much shorter time period with RE.