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.

The content will teach you multifamily from A-Z in a none BS, Easy to understand way.The WBP framework is Buy Right, Finance right and Manage right.

For example, the inspector noticed the sewage main line may have leaked in the past and he was able to ballpark the replacement cost — it was a great framework when I spoke to plumbers about it, AND I was able to use it as one of the reasons to negotiate additional seller-paid closing costs.

Tenants have put up with horrible landlords for years in these areas, so they've been beaten down into a certain mental framework.