Which is sad especially since you are extremely active on the forums.

I expect economic activity to slow, rate cuts to deepen, housing activity to accelerate and USD purchasing power to continue weakening.  

Its also an active investors game. 

Number of Zillow Total Active Listings (SFHs2.

I'm a female in late 30s with pretty active and positive personality, easy to get along with, clean, organized, and respectful of personal space, and would be expecting the same from you.

I knew I wanted to get into investment real estate at some point and wanted to work at a brokerage that focuses on investment properties where I could work with experienced investors and learn how the process works.I would recommend looking into disposition and/or acquisition agent roles.

How do people who acquire and manage STR's track the time for their Active Material Participation activities? 

In areas with a lot of market activity, there will be more comps to choose from but please remember that CMAs also include active listing, under contract and expired data (not just sold data).Connecting with an agent who specializes in your area(s) of interest could be helpful here.We use 3 platforms, including our local MLS, to run CMAs.

What is the role of a wholesaler?

You say this would be when your flip sells...flips are inventory in an active business, not investment, so they cannot be 1031'd.