The higher the downpayment the harder it is to achieve that magic number of 20%.3.

There is no magic bullet, and in any business it takes consistent effort and focus to be successful.  

The magic is in a solid, repeatable profit, done many times over.

Good luck and remember there is no magic bullet.  

To clarify I'm not looking for magical agressive growth, just something better than cash sitting in a safe or a traditional savings account.Thanks for your time and wisdom, and if there is anything I can help you with, just let me know!

@Meir Silver You can find my blog here: Cost Segregation – The “Magic Trick” Behind Massively Increasing Cash FlowYou guys are Madison don't need anyone's help in cost segregation ;)

Sticking a Craigslist ad up for a property that is not ready to rent is not the magic bullet that he made it seem like. 

I believe rates should be determined using the "enemy" strategy, which is referred to commonly elsewhere on this sub.That leaves occupancy, which is the real magic of their tool.

Thankfully, I pressed on them and they magically appeared to pull an open date out of thing air, so they moved it to June 28th...much better.

Whether you are wholesaling or flipping, the magic number to be declared a dealer to real estate is one.