They are actively participating and easy to reach. 

I would get active at some local meetups where you can meet other housing providers to get a lot of these things answered.

SFD vs condo vs 2-4 unit, hold vs flip, turnkey vs rehab, passive vs active...it really comes down to each individual property/opportunity, what your goals with the property are, and if the numbers make sense or not.Best of luck!

While I've been able to get out of my W2 after acquiring 30 properties, I've learned that you still need to generate some sort of active income unless most of your doors are completely debt free.

Are you active on your business profiles on social media?

Personally, I would put most of it in passive real estate syndications - but I am a full time passive investor so that makes the most sense for me.The first decision you would need to make from my perspective is whether you want to invest passively or actively (your profile says rental property investor, so I would assume you are currently an active investor). 

Section 469(c)(7) provides an exception that allows qualifying taxpayers to treat rental real estate activities as nonpassive, enabling them to deduct losses against other types of income.

I am looking for a way to log all the hours and activity spent on the properties. 1. 

My goal is to build an active group of investors who are eager to collaborate, share ideas, and work together.

I have suspended Passive Activity loss that would reduce the gain, but not eliminate the gain from tax POV.