I'm sure there is a magic number like that in Cincinnati but I have no idea what it is and I'm sure it is different for different people. 

WHY is magically REI marketing the exception?

then go work with a high producing agent and get PAID to learn not the other way around.. then decide what area of real estate you want to go in.you could stumble your way in the Seattle market to 50 to 100k in income working on a top producer team.. there is no way to do this ESPECIALLY on the west coast with no money and no ability to get money or financing your just wishing and dreaming someone is going to feed you some magic formula  ,  can one buy real estate with no money down..

Is there a magic formula to look at?

Let the magic of compounding go to work for you sooner than later.

In my head, all I know is that in Goodwill Hunting, Magic Mike, etc.

You can't magically establish a company that works at scale overnight, it's incredibly difficult.  

@Vincent PlantThere are many things you could do but there's no magic cure.

IF they charged a fee monthly then magically they would have motivation to improve the user experience, but without that it likely doesn't make sense for them to spend a cool million overhauling their system to be more user-friendly.

Magic phrases?