I believe we are in for a very active real estate environment.

I would recommend before taking on any project, saving 12 months reserves, 20% down and learn the business by being active in it. 

One even said they were a reservist, but the applicant is claiming they are active duty.

@Patrick Schwebke Yellowbird (local JAX company) has a facebook group that's very active and I think has monthly meetups, or at least they used to.

I know cities like Baltimore scare a lot of investors but I've seen a lot of activity lately as if folks have finally decided it's time to act.

Agents may also have macro data on historical data, local median sale prices, absorption rate, etc to help with your analyses and projections.Networking/build a team: Attend local meetups, virtual meetups and stay active on forums like this.A lot of this will be done in front of a PC unfortunately but if you cut out the noise, you'll be able to maximize your time.Lastly, something that has helped me tremendously with respect to focus and improving efficiency is the pommodor technique. 

Lots of activity here. 

As for entities, I use one entity for active business (flipping and building) and others for holding rentals.

Requiring a real estate license can potentially be a “trap” for wholesaling, as real estate licensees may in in violation of their code of conduct by way of their wholesaling activities.  

At the time of purchase, there were several STR rental properties active in the neighborhood.