In between the speaker's there were short breaks and opportunities for the rest of the investors to mingle with each other and do some networking - in many cases this is were some of the real magic happens, as connections are formed and as we all know sometimes all it takes is one great connection to change everything.

I would NEVER put a brand new stainless steel stove in my basement apartment, even though I could jump through some permits hoops and magically make it legal.

"Everyone else is doing it" is of course NOT a magical recipe for "it makes sense," but it is something that should give you pause.

As a kid, did you ever play a game with a group of other kids and then like magic, all of the rules flipped right in the middle of the game?

There is no magic involved here.

@Jose Rueda - I'm not a realtor and definitely no expert, but my dad has over 100 apartment units and his "magic number" is 6% cap rate.  

I didn't think it was a magical investment that couldn't go wrong.  

I am about to finance my fourth rental property using the BRRR strategy and then my bank will not lend to me anymore, hitting the magical fourth loan.

Last but not least, if you were able to just waive a magic want and get the creative financing you want, what would that look like?

There's no black magic, you just need to be sure to send money to the right place.