Financial wealth is in your future 

You are nowhere near "income-statement wealthy" enough to rent a large house with lots of room and not have it significantly affect your current and future ability to successfully convert your income into more wealth.Get a cheaper place to rent.

That cultural desire expresses itself in incredibly powerful ways.

So finally....How am I using all of these or at least 3 out of the 4 to make me wealthy enough to retire in 5 years??

I keep hearing that to become wealthy in real estate is "Don't be a flipper, be an investor. 

Build long term wealthI have been listening to the BP podcast for about 2 weeks now and picking up a lot and not slowing down!

It isn't what I want anymore, I want assets - I want long term growth and wealth.  I

Personally, Integrity, Track record, Conservative culture, and Interests alignment are key when selecting a firm to invest with.You NEED to feel great about investing with a certain company, you need to feel that you can actually trust them and sleep well at night knowing that not only do you believe in the product you invested in, but the people behind it.

This year, investors have raised billions of dollars from bond buyers, pension funds and even wealthy Chinese individuals to purchase more homes.

These zones are based off of income - I haven't thoroughly looked at the zones in MN but suspect you aren't going to find any A locations which will be a concern for wealthy individuals.For those in MN interested here is a listing of the opportunity zones: https://mn.gov/deed/business/financing-business/tax-credits/opp-zones/census-opp-zone-tracts.jsp