Quote from @Justin Thorpe: The framework is clear.

This can be done through Podcasts, Books, and Mentors you find by networking.I'd pick up a copy of Set for Life by Scott Trench as it has a good framework for financial independence, especially for a newer investor.

They have an investing system/framework that they know, or believe in enough to act as if, works.

:@Zachary BuhlerNo need to change anyone's mind, just making the point that he has a great framework, but just like anywhere else in life you take such framework and adjust it to your situation.

I was always hopeful to find a simple framework or calculator to do this exact thing.

If you hover over "learn" in the navigation, we've built a framework that we think is pretty good for helping you navigate the process of a real estate transaction, from picking a strategy and market, to acquiring a deal, to rehabbing/managing it, tracking your portfolio, identifying exit strategies and repeating to scale your business. 

I think you make a great point about the framework making it possible to become wealthy in the first place.

The framework for residential is fairly clean cut but I'm new to the commercial landscape.

Unequivocally YES.Here's why...My entire investment framework is buying assets "cheap" and selling them when they're "expensive." 

If you know anything about this biz and the legal frame work of things it's INSANE what just went down.