Think about it. if you are direct to the point and they say no, no matter whay shpiell or lie you tell them they are not magically suddenly be interesred right?

Imagine if we were trading stocks or currency and all we did was talk about the magic and positives of margin trading, without ever talking about the negatives.    

Buying in 2020 makes more sense if there is a possibility of a decline in prices making the deepest decline around 2023 (i am just assuming w/o any magic crystal ball).

If I have my magic wand, I'll be on contract on two houses today.

There is no magic bullet.

To those worried about a 1-3 point drop in one day, I say u should be much more cobcerened with your next RE deal and pound the pavement for info and advice here on bp, then magically your points may in deed work back up.Josh, Congrats on the site improvements, including the influence system (participation meter) and for dealing with an overwhelmingly long thread on this topic.

They reinforced what I have known to be true in other walks of life - there is no magic bullet.

In other words, magic words to insert into your deal offers/contracts, so someone else does not up your accepted offer by $500 and take your deal.What wording/clauses do YOU put into your offer letters/deals to prevent other investors taking or the seller from stealing your deals?

I see myself continuing to buy 2 or 3 houses a year for as long as the prices allow - even if I have to start buying them down to make the cash flow numbers work.I want to keep adding every one I can if I can get that magic number of $300 to 350 a month. :-)

I am also looking at hiring a buyers rep for my area stretching from Bakersfield to Ventura up through magic mountain to North Hollywood.