BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Plus, they are still offering a very good interest rate buy down.

Could it be as simple as finding a good Realtor, buying in a working class neighborhood, etc, and renting it out?

If there are owner occupants primarily buying in the area, what would it be worth to them as is or renovated? 

IE pull the cash out of it so I could go buy more timberland to log.. get payments from my buyer .. pay the bank their payment then when my buyer cashed me out I cashed out the bank and got my equity... for me it was not as much a tax play as a get stuck money out now without massive discount to a NOTE buyer pimper .. who is looking to get notes with massive discounts. 

Project management throughout the process. 99% of the time, buyers press a button to buy, press a button to sell and everything in between is done for them (including taking care of all problems, and selling it in the end) What was the outcome?

Indeed, it's a numbers game, considering that you're not gonna live in the property.Of course, if you want to buy a vacation home or a short-term rental that you can use for yourself, it's another story as it wouldn't be a pure investment.

When you know the buying process, the neighborhood, and how to find the property on your own, and are ready to buy another property: How can you avoid the 2-3% buyer commission portion going to an agent on an MLS listed property, without having to get your license and pay the costs of having a license?

A bridge loan is a form of short-term financing that helps you “bridge” the financial gap between selling your current home and buying a new home.

I'm a new investor in buy and hold RE.