If the church is active, you could consider airbnb for people coming in for weddings, baptisms and funerals.

Some may be set up to handle a more "hands off" landlord and some are set up for a more hands on experience.

Sorry for the noobie questions I tried using google for most and I just want unbiased answers instead of people trying to make me a customer.

Newsflash, people break up all the time and money is lost in real estate more than it is made and saying that the market will "always" go up - my guess is you were not around from 1999-2002 or 2007-2010...

As others have mentioned, most people in your situation go with a DSCR loan.

Learn your market inside and out and build a team of people around you who can help you analyze deals and make moves.

Although we may see more inventory hit the market as people can escape "rate lock".I invest in today's market by searching hundreds of properties on the MLS, then going to see the top 10-20, then making an offer on the best at a price where I can cashflow after all expenses and putting 25% down.

I've managed probably a couple thousand tenants over the past 8 years and I know how different people can be and how to be with different people. 

I really want something hands-on that can help me navigate my first deal.

I want to get all my pictures pre & post and come up with a Company Webpage for people to see our work / results and probably be interested in investing / doing some kind of business with us.