Meadows is a high income earner, who found a passive way to invest - whether it's through turn key, fund investing, crowdfunding options, etc.

Recently, Cedar Point, an amusement park, bumped its seasonal wages to $20/hour (Ohio min.

I managed to save up $25,000 over 2 years working at a minimum wage job.

If you can't do the math yourself then you are not ready.You are lucky you are losing only $30k because that is a cheap lesson and an amount that will not take long to recover for even low-income earners.

High income earners with large net worths and other businesses would probably want to set up an asset protection structure.

I've decided to purchase near military bases in an area that has good wages/price/rent ratio.

There are some businesses that have come in, but nothing that brings in high wages or even that many number of jobs. 

And contrary to what seems to be the belief, there is quite a bit of higher income earners in the city who would love to live closer to work rather than 20-30 minutes outside the city in the burbs.The important thing is to get to know the market you want to invest in.

I have worked here for nine years and have seen growth but not high wage jobs.  

Wages for nurses in the Southeast are rotten, at about 1/3 what I was making in Oakland.  :(  Hopefully your career will have a more reasonable payout here.