________________________________RE: NCOne question I have as a “newbie” is trying to figure out if this seller-financed approached is directly in conflict with the community of realtors and brokers out there.

Travis - Thats a great approach.

I did for the first 5 years in real estate.I realized how incredibly beneficial it is to represent yourself.These are my reasons-They are an extra middle man that is unnecessary for an astute and experienced investor.Typically the extent of their work is writing up the offer.They can waste valuable time.

If sellers arent saying yes to you then it is your approach. 

This SFR was bought with cash and was wondering when the refinance step approaches, what is the best way to find the most beneficial percentage of being cashed out at?

But it's another solid base hit and, in this market, I'm willing to take a turtle approach.

I like @Brandon Turner's approach which is buy a duplex and live in one unit (aka house hack!)

Is the best approach to have a real estate attorney draw up the documents? 

After about a month of no returns, I did some investigation and found that "Address Correction Requested" may be a better approach.

They tend to refer to it as house hacking, and I think it's an incredible way to get started.As an owner occupant you tend to get better financing options: lower downs, lower interest rates, and insurance goes down a bit as well.