You can't magically buy something at a 9 cap and then recapitalize with private investors at a 7 cap.

Most of yours are 1yr old and haven't even had time to digest the closing costs of getting those yet.There's a guy on a podcast recently that said the magic number is 5. 

Paint and toilets don't magically become cheaper just because you charge less rent. 

No business could stay afloat without income, so the idea that some magical turnkey company exists that passes on every penny of profit to investors is a fallacy.

I am 6' tall....when I ware 2" heals.It's magic money, smoke and mirrors.

Your mortgage payment does get locked in.2% inflation... you get the idea.And, finally 3% inflation.This small change alone, has a pretty significant impact on your net worth if you assume that you put your savings into the stock market and could magically earn 8% per year from that (which I feel is optimistic).Here's a chart showing the difference in net worth between the 4 scenarios.And here's a zoom in showing just month 480 at the very end.Much of the difference in the networth is from being able to save more money and invest it in the stock market (since the one property you own is the same for all 4 scenarios).

There really isn't a magic bullet for being able to buy from wholesalers as much as you just need to be on their list. 

Not sure if you are accounting  for the magic of other people's money...one thought is, why use your personal after tax money to buy a property?

(But if anyone can tell me what exactly all their “magical” marketing secrets are referring to, I’m all ears :) I am a little unsure of what to do about negotiating offers, though.

So a different experience than some who say the magic happens after hitting them 5+ times).By type of target...for the 55 recipients who received a letter that I wanted to buy the house as a primary residence, I had a whopping 16% overall response rate.