I think the magic formula here in Japan is to find something close to a major station that is about 15 years old.

If something happens contrary to their thesis the magic of cognitive dissonance kicks in.

You never know when you magically need a new sewage line and are out $10,000

Raise capitalStart talking to friends family and professional colleagues about investing especially multifamily.By all means, spend time learning out to underwrite - but I would spend most of my energy out in the market learning that market and talking to investors.Hope this helps.The magic the answer to MF investing is NOT found in a spreadsheet.The magic the answer to MF investing is local market knowledge and networking.Assess your skills and your existing network.

@Isaac S.That’s a great magic number!

Cash value life insurance creates a "magic checking account" that lets you put your money to work in two places at one time: The account still earns interest and the checks are written against a credit line.This is such easy basic finance that I can't believe people are going back and forth over it.

Creating an LLC and paying your Secretary of State does not give you magical legal separation. 

The first $40k of your taxable capital gain is in this magical 0% tax bracket.

Every summer i spend a couple of evenings teaching my kids the basics of personal finance, simple stuff like living below you means, saving 10% of everything you make, the magic of compounding interest, investing etc......

With improvements in technology these days (ie magic eraser), I hardly have to do a full repaint during turnovers.