Rental properties are presented as assets that can generate income to cover their own expenses, unlike a primary residence which is an expense. The speaker emphasizes that time, return, and dollars are key to building wealth.
"now I'm going to say this one more time nothing wrong with owning a home I actually like home ownership I like the idea of you owning a home but I want you to be a smart homeowner as opposed to somebody who's thinking that this home is the best investment that you can make and I you go deep into debt to buy a home that's Way Beyond your budget and now you have no more money to actually invest into real assets that will actually make you wealthy number three is you wait too long to start investing if you want to build wealth there's three things you got to pay attention to tr r d time return and dollars period"