Everything that is habitable is being snapped up as a flood of millennials and others are making lifestyle changes which mean a move away from the city. 

Too many of my peers make six figures and have almost no savings, because of their lifestyle choices.

There is a lot of power in responsible leverage.Lastly, if you're making enough rental income to sustain a comfortable lifestyle, why would that be considered "cash poor?"

I was willing to lose everything I invested because I knew it would not ruin me.I knew that I would not lose my primary residence (I am responsible for putting a roof over my families head and food on the table) and at the end of the day I had my job which would easily maintain our below means lifestyle that we had.It all worked out so far. 

In my mind, rich is being able to afford your liabilities and life style without relying on a paycheck from your boss.Great Job.

The way you get to that state is 80-90% lifestyle and 10-20% income. 

All proceeds made from the business I don’t eat it for lifestyle consumption it gets reinvested back so its one of two things - you may need to feed yourself from a business but have the luxury of giving it atttntion full time or you can supplement it with a job and Partnerships which is what I do today.

If you have substantial savings you should be house hacking multifamily in Seattle every year, or if your lifestyle doesn't support that buying 1 short term rental (with 10% down using a second home or vacation home loan) or 1 long term rental (standard 20-25% down) a year.