That being said I would look into material participation and make sure you are eligible for tax savings based on your W-2 income.

Build Local and National Networks: Participate in real estate investing clubs, meetings, and networking events in your community.

Once your in it then you begin to see all the bad of real estate investing that not many people like to share because no one is proud of sharing their bad investments or fails.

In order to network with other investors, consider the following tactics and approaches:Local Real Estate Events and meetings: Participate in seminars, networking gatherings, and local real estate meetings.

You'll never meet the material participation requirements.

It's a huge accomplishment and you should be so proud of yourself. 

Spending more time in real estate then any other activity Test 2: Material participation test: (which is out of scope for this question) As far as part 1 on test 1 goes, you are right it would count.

To leverage this benefit, prospective property owners must engage in short-term rentals and provide substantial services to guests, such as daily cleaning, meal provisions, or transportation services.Additionally, navigating a material participation test becomes crucial.

Bidders should be LOUD and PROUD.

@James MeyerAs a realtor you would be classified as self-employed and therefore eligible to sponsor a Solo 401(k) - assuming you do not own or control any other business that has employees.Your employee deferrals are capped at $23,000, or $30,500 if you are over age 50, across all plans you participate in.