So what is your land worth if you have to pay for the toxic waste clean up (or have the government clean it up and then put a lien on your property for services rendered)?

Buying & selling Promissory Notes is a result of the intrinsic value.In fact,  a $300,000 Promissory Note is worth way more than its face value, because of Securitization.

If you are going to do direct to seller then yes, worth it!

Not worth it. 

A furnished mid-term rental or month to month lease can be well worth the small incremental monthly cost for this flexibility if you are serious about finding a great live in flip candidate on your timeline, not that of your employer's. 

As Elias mentioned above i think you're insurance costs will continue to rise and while the property may appreciate as well i don't think juice is worth the squeeze.

Be so amazing with your depth of knowledge that people want to work with you instead of you having to convince them you are worth giving business to.      

Sometimes it's nice to get a new lease so that you can increase the rent right off the bat, but having tenants with a solid payment history is worth so much more to me.

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

No simple lazy-hacks to say it's worth-it because it's "cheap" vs previous price.