Ideally, the faster I can spend 100% of my time within real estate investing the better, but I do realize that I may need some sort of income stream to qualify for fixed low-rate loans.

At first my biggest internal struggle was how much do I want to put down (3.5% - 20% AHHH) and how much can I spend to get a positive cash flow once I move out and have full rental streams - I've come to the conclusion that it depends on the deal. 

When an owner looks to sell or refinance the value is often tied to the STABILITY of the income and cash flow stream.

Worst case scenario the oil makes it way into an aquifer, river, stream large body of water.

Yes you can buy 1 house but then you have 1 income stream and 1 source of appreciation.

Is it enough to stream anything or basically just good enough for small things like locks and smart thermometers?

Video games, streaming TV's etc all add to the experience.Remember that you are just starting new.

All streams of income require some amount of management, it is really more of a dollar per hour game.

I may be biased but I think military renters are great because they have a steady income stream and are usually pretty responsible/accountable. 

Water flooded the laundry room and kitchen, and then streamed through the garage and down the driveway.