I just finished reading Brandon's ebook 7 Years To 7 Figure Wealth. I

(Not to pry, but to help; I used to teach get out of debt seminars for helping in my community a decade ago).On the one hand, you seem to feel "wealthy"; you have a ton of equity in your house, (that's off limits?)

Rich dad showed me I didn't need A college education to become wealthy, and Babylon Reinforced my ideas about saving.

It's not a super high-end or trendy neighborhood – competition to grab a house here at the retail level is fierce, it's a bit bohemian, and the buyers know full well they're dealing with a thin-margin culture here. 

That's just my opinion, but we've also seen an influx of big tech companies, a hot-bed for start-ups, and a rapidly growing educated and culturally diverse population.

Read this guys book (Tom Wheelwright - "Tax-Free Wealth).I would have an operating agreement with your partner about the house / business, who owns what, and who is responsible for what.

If you're in a Third or lower second world country and you have a backpack and are a tourist, your Wealthy., d. 

It reminded me of the old book, "The Wealthy Barber".

I suspect it will pass, because the TV is full of ads about making "the wealthy pay their fair share", and all but coming out and claiming that corporations only pay $10 a year in taxes (completely untrue).The net result will be, of course, that they put small businesses out of business, and the larger corporations will simply move out of state.This certainly affects the commercial real estate investor, because fewer small businesses means fewer tenants for the commercial buildings.Oregon tends to be pretty conservative, so if we are doing it, more states will be doing it.Just a heads up.

Are these the habits of the wealthy folks you know?