This seems to be the magical combination to me.

I probably was a little vague in our current situation so that may have implied we want to offload everything to a magical person who can manage everything for us, but that is definitely not the case. 

And guess what, magically I was getting a lot more interest, from a lot better tenants, with rents $200+ higher than I was getting based on my finishes.I believe there are services like this offered by designers everywhere and good ones will work within any budget.  

Our idea of appreciation is not a magical market-driven thing, but is a function of carefully executed strategy.

I'm sure things could've happened a little sooner, but at first I was waiting for the magic one to fall in my lap.

Knowing your market can make it easier to know what the magic number is and knowing the numbers can tell you if it makes financial sense.

If its a rental, you will be able to offset the PITI payments with 75% of the rent so you may be able to qualify for a 250k loan provided you can find some way to acquire it first and then get a renter in there so you can use the rent to offset your PITI and keep your DTI under that magic number.

This site is magic!

I think property paying for itself is like magic golden code to financial freedom and Real-Estate success.

Also looking for that magic intersection of affordability and potential for appreciation.