Fix & Flip is very active, and most would say it's not real estate investing.

We’re actively working toward building a real estate portfolio that will generate passive income and create financial security for our future.

That way you know they are active in the BP community!

I’m in the military (active duty army), and looking to invest nationally since I move around a lot.

Once you have the desired amount of business credit for the downpayment and have activated the cards, upload the card(s) that you'll be using to Plastiq, ( preferably Visa for real estate from what I'm told ).

I do think MT might see better activity, but also more owner involvement and the added intricasies of furnishings, etc, so if you're willing that might be the better route.

If at some point it just takes too much of your time or energy you can always turn over to PM to manage.If you think you will buy 4 this year, then that might save you enough money to buy a 5th.While I think it is great to have plans and goals, I will say most of my good and active investors target one a year. 

Deposits will not be returned (full or partial) until all tenants move out.If Tenant A didn’t come to you to get part of the deposit back they may have gone to tenant B, but they most likely walked away from it and I feel it is between tenant A and B to sort it out.Personally I would return it to tenant B, the active tenant in the current active contract.

Quote from @Gregory Wilson: A few things there, Brendan.First, an LLC with you as a member and your (wife, son, pal, etc.) partner as a 1% member will file a Form 1065 which is about one tenth as likely to be audited by the IRS as a Form 1040 with a Schedule E rental activity (which I presume you will attempt to show is an active business).Second, you want an LLC because when your local Alabama handyman drives his girlfriend's uninsured truck into a van load of U of A medical school interns on I-22 when he goes  to get some shingles for your roof, on your business, you don't lose everything you have or ever will have to an uninsured claim. 

I'm actively seeking mentorship from someone with experience in similar markets who can shed more light on this process.