Aaron - I love this statement that followed those disgusting photos:Originally posted by Aaron's listing:Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed Like somehow that disgusting condition will magically change :D

Everyone wants the magic pill.

Do try to find why they want to sell and see if you can come up with a good solution for them - that's what I've had the most luck with but don't expect that to magically create deals left and right just because you've thought of something clever!

As with so much in real estate, there is no magic answer.

@Chris Martin  And, yes, I'm going to let a 3rd party screening service do most of the tenant research for me (Tenant Magic).

Bob - I'll take door #2 (Price Is Right reference)You can not put away money that you never receive otherwise if totally vacant you would be getting $8000 (in your case) by magic from someone and not have to do anything (how I wish this was possible ;).The vacancy is not a 'reserve' but 'unrealized' income.

There is no magic new strategy for finding sellers, it's about assessing data and processing it, getting good contact info or sending compelling, not sleazy postcards.

I think everyone has their own magic number.

But just like everything else, his program isn’t a magic bullet.

In the inner city they have building codes with magical tents to restrict the size of houses evil developers construct to fleece the citizenry so this accentuates the psf cost of construction.