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I see hundreds of posts each week with people asking for the magic pill to become successful. I would sell this info for $99 but no one would buy it because there is really no secret to it.

Worked 14 years (steady 9-5 W2 job) without a vacation or a day off. Literally missed 6 hours of work the day my son was born and another day when I had the swine flu. Saved money.

Picked an industry that created the most millionaires and spent every waking second learning as much as I could about the industry and all the different niches and verticals. (Real estate)

Found the most successful people in my area and emailed them asking how I could provide value to them in exchange for learning and eventually having opportunities to be a part of deals.

Obtained a real estate license and agreed to write offers for a group of investors. I would receive $750 at closing and credit the rest of my commission to the investors. Wrote thousands of offers and pocketed over $100k cash, credited close to a million to the investors.

Learned what the investors looked for, who they used for lending and contractors. Started to buy my own properties and do joint ventures with the investors group.

Found contractors in the service industry who were great operators but terrible at business. Bought into their companies and assembled a team to handle the backend. (HVAC, roofing, roll-off dumpsters).

Built a portfolio of 19 rental houses that I paid on average $125k for. When the market spiked I sold 14 of the properties for an average of $310k per unit.

Paid off the 5 rental properties and that cash flow pays my living expenses. Dumped the rest of the money into a self-storage deal and short term rentals. At the age of 38 my net worth was north of 4 million and my monthly cash flow from all properties and businesses is over $20k a month with some months hitting $60k. It took 20 years and a lot of 80 hour weeks to build “passive income”. Looking back I regret not spending time with my kids and family. Having money is nice but relationships, family, health, and memories is a lot better. The more you make the more you spend. My life and problems are still similar to when I was paycheck to paycheck, I just have a nicer cars, house, and am able to do whatever I want whenever I want. Which gets boring quicker than you would think. The market has changed so much I no longer invest in real estate, have seen a lot of people over leverage and lose it all. Hope this rant helps someone. Key point to take away is just find something and go all in, but also live your life and cherish your family, friends, health.