Acts 12:13

And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda.

The scene that emerges here is one of affluence, if not wealth. Mary's was a house large enough to contain a gathering for prayer meeting, having a courtyard and a gate attended by a servant. From Mary's example, we may conclude that there were many who had not sold all their possessions during those occasions mentioned earlier in Acts.