I do charity only when I occasionally hit a very large tax break, otherwise you are helping before helping youself.

(Minus the occasional person who says they purchased 500 units today, only to find our they are a 2% owner in a syndication). 

I define wealthy as such: with a reasonable standard of living (I'm not talking about living in a tent), meaning a decent house, utilities, enough to eat, catastrophic insurance coverage (home, medical, car), something to drive, and a little "sauce" for an occasional vacation or night on the town - if you woke up tomorrow and decided "Hey, I don't think I'm going to work any more" - could you continue that standard of living, indefinitely, barring some catastrophic event that cannot be reasonably guarded against (a meteor hitting the earth, for example)? 

I occasionally volunteer my time but I can only imagine what it would feel like to be able to fund a community project, pay for someone’s education, maybe a trip to see loved ones they have not seen for years, help out after a natural disaster or anything like that.

I still put in 55 - 60 hours a week and occasionally still have to sacrifice but not like the beginning.Some people will say getting wealthy takes luck.

Our Ins Broker (who we have sent a LOT of referrals to) occasionally sends us a $15 gift card for a pizza or donuts???

The 59 year old land rover.An EV is actually a great machine for rentals -  Fuel cost is cheap - maintenance  (assuming you buy an OEM one I don't expect everybody is going to DIY build one like I did) is basically nonexistent,  but you can still get the whole mileage deduction if you do that,   and near silent operation means its easier to sneak up on the occasional misbehaving tenant.   

They may keep their car longer or not have a car and rely on public transit and an occasional uber.People in tech, entertainment, investment management/finance, aerospace & defense, and international trade tend to make high incomes and there are a ton of those jobs in LA. 

Account Closed my work is to manage our investments and since I'm a realtor I occasionally work with one of my clients.

I occasionally get an owner that wants to be involved in the decision-making process.