@Tom Hall there is no magical solution that's going to bail you out of this:(

If Federal government has a magic "flip-it" wand can't they wave to, IDK, make me age in reverse?

There is no magic formula.

Quote from @Andy Sabisch: As you said, there are a ton of courses out there and all claim to have the magic potion that will ensure you are successful . . . with the support they all promise thrown in. 

Why do you think there has been no magic solution for last years?

If, however, that means you own more real estate in locations that you like, you get the magic of leverage + appreciation that results in a better long term return. 

On the one hand, I realize I just need to let time do it's magic and enjoy appreciation and debt paydown, but I'm looking for ways to continually grow my portfolio by either acquiring more properties or finding ways to generate more income which will be used to purchase more properties.I tried using OPM but that doesn't work for me for several reasons - if I go down a loan route I can't pay it back because of my LTV cap and partnering for equity requires a lot of work in bulding trust and even then it's for a very small share of equity which is insignificant.

Agents cannot accurately answer subjective questions with objective answers, so when will we stop expecting magically accurate ARVs?

It may seem pointless but I've had a number of dialogues with an SEC Investigator who promises they ARE interested and all the information accumulates until they get the magic puzzle piece which allows them to take action. 

That's the mark of the bottom.Everything is easy in real estate, there's no magic, it's not like we find cancer drug in biotech industry.For the rest, I am okay in general.