And after the 1031 is complete have your accountant do his magic to make this disappear.Oh and buy a big bottle of tylenol in the meantime.

It's your perfect opportunity to meet other investors and discover the magical world of short-term and medium-term rentals.

However, many have a Mortgage/HELoC package they will offer on a primary residence, where the HELoC is 65%LTV combined with a small mortgage of 15% LTV to bring you to the 80%LTV magical threshold.3) A gift to you from a third-party (ie. your rich Uncle Ned).  

@Bryan Hartlen Disputing the value of preservation repairs is an entire chapter of stipulations with back and forth notices and its own set of deadlines and magical referees etc.

There is no get rich quick magic niche or path to do it.

There is no magic sauce to wholesaling but I honestly believe the $5,500 I spent cut at least 2 years off my learning curve, especially since I work full time.

Quote from @William Silva:Personally I don't think there is any magic. 

The rents in Los Angeles have really had a steep ascent in the last few years, and are catching up to SF and NY, therefore, our NOI has grown to a point that it is actually affordable to hire out...and probably more profitable for me to step back from DIY, and use my biz degree and experience to REFI/cash-out and grow our portfolio.For me, the magic number is a minimum 150-200 units.

The real magic happens when you can drill down and really tailor marketing to your audience.

Every property has a "magic number" that makes it a good deal, but can you get it for that price?