Here is when the magic started.

Installment salesAs @Daniel McNulty correctly pointed out, the annuity part is secondary and brings no tax magic with it.

@Alecia Loveless is also right - there's a real magic in just not quitting regardless of the investment or opportunity.I have nothing to sell and would be happy to help in any way that you think I can.

One 1700 sq ft house cost me $18,000 to put back together and if I hires a contractor the cost would have been $32,000.Welcome to the world of real estate for single-family homes where the costs to maintain the properties is about 4 to 10 times more than maintaining properties with a large number of units.I used to let my property management companies get estimate for repairs and the never had a magic wand, magic pills, or magic bullets and I always got my own lower prices and better contractors when I did not want to or could not do the work.Get your own prices, but $12,000 sound about right for a ton of things that have to be done and then you need to worry about the extras that are not on the list.

Or they only have 5-10% vacancy factored in to the magic cash flow spreadsheet.

. - Good luck on your visit to the Magic City next few weeks.

Like others have said there is no magic bullet, but here is my personal advice:1) know the industry- spend an hour a day reading influencers in your area about what they are saying in the market, stay current on trends, and general news making in real estate.

I have no magic 8 balls but 2019 isn’t looking so hot for CA on many levels.

How wonderful she had a magical visit from her fairy godmother over the weekend, so that she could go from paying $0 of her rent to paying it in full.NOW I am 100% for the tenants that have their rent due on the 1st. 

Even ignoring regional differences, there is no magic rule of thumb percentage for reserves.