For me that $1mil in gross rents seems to be the magic number where I can step out of the equation personally, appropriately staff their management, and still see excellent returns.

The idea that there's this magical "free market" that exists in nature, wherein an unimpeded flow of goods and services exists, and that somehow government screws up this system, is a myth that's been imprinted on the minds of Americans for decades.

I currently have an LLC formed with a partner and him and I have done one fix and flip deal that we magically profited on.

The listing agent made magic happen though, and got the sellers to drop the price 60K!

Don't expect magic over night.

If this is how they behave when they are trying to get your business do you really think they will magically become ethical later on?

this is no magic pill!!

second, raising your debt limit on that credit card will help increase your score by increasing your avalible borrowing limit, true, but you could do the same thing by paying off a smaller portion of that debt. you do not want to pay off the card entirely because a lender will see you as not being willing to use your avalible money and that actually hurts your credit score too. the magic number is about 30%. here is what i would do. if your score is good enough to get a loan now, go refinance your car, use some of that money to pay down on the credit card, not all the way down, just down by about half right now. then, go get an increase on that credit limit on that card. that will make your usage level at about 30%. 

You may ask yourself "Well, how do I magically come up with these mentors?"

Well, unless the fundamentals of economics and risk are alien to you, then it all looks like secrets and magic.