Many of the OTAs and lead gen sites, like Furnished Finder, are pushing credit card payments. 99.9% of the time I get a message from FF saying 'your tenant would prefer to pay by credit card so activate Stripe now!' 

I keep coming across posters asking for advice on how to “scale” their investment or business activities.  

You absolutlely need to be direct to seller or have close, personal relationships with wholesalers and active agents.

While I’ve completed six transactions, I now primarily use my license for referrals rather than active practice.

During the tour, we will guide you through several key areas where we actively invest and showcase a selection of available properties—many of which are off-market opportunities.Courtney, who leads my investment team, can assist you further.

There are approximately 28 Multi-family duplexes active on the MLS ranging in prices as low as $50,000-$219,000 with a median rent of about $929.

but if you have a view on active vs. passive income.my goal is to have income from multiple sources, ideally part time work that i enjoy is a component. 

I've been studying for a while and see investing as a cycle, times of high activity (chasing the deal) and times of latency (allowing the deal to mature).

Your active duty allows you to extend the 5 years to 10. 

Greg makes a great point about reaching out to active brokers, those connections can be invaluable.