Since I'm new to co-hosting, I want to gain hands-on experience and better understand what's needed. 

Would refinancing now to simply gain a point (if that) on my current rate affect my ability to carry out one of these other strategies in the next year?

You may want to look at capital gains implications if it has been a rental for 3 years (assuming you lived in it right before that). 

Difficulty in Financing: Selling a property purchased under a land contract can be more difficult, as potential buyers may be hesitant to take on the remaining payments.Benefits for Sellers: Deferred Capital Gains Tax: Sellers may be able to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of the property if certain conditions are met.

I said to myself you gotta take some risk to gain some.

I am currently in the processes of getting my real estate license and don't have accesses to the MLS, despite this I still want to practice doing comps on housing in my area to better understand what makes a deal great.

It also requires gaining a level of sophistication and knowledge that not everyone has the time, inclination or ability to do.

You can invite as many people as you wish to access the software both on their laptops and on their smartphones. 

Both are located less than 5 miles from the airport access and within 3 miles of each other.

- all you would do is "manage the manager", which you could do from anywhere you have internet access.