It requires a continuous active day-2-day operations.There is many many aspects to this but end of day it all boils down to the defining difference that STR is NOT Real Estate Investing, it has a component of such, so STR can and most often does incorporate Real Estate Investing but it is, not in and of itself, REI. 

Luke Texidor That is a bold and unnecessary move, when you did an interview/walk the contractor, you should have a paper that will spell out what you want done, per room or per line item or both, that way, you will simply have him sign it and incorporate it to the contract.

If you can tough it out for 2-3 more years in corporate land earning a high salary I think you can at least double your cash flow and then quit.

I too was able to leave my career in corporate America thanks to bigger pockets but my story is a little different. 

Incorporating strategies like short term rentals or rent by the room can get you higher incomes and good return on investment in the near term term, rather than just the long term. 

I've also tried using Delware's LLC search but no contact info shows up and I can't see their articles of incorporation.

I work in corporate finance for a very large telecom firm based in Dallas.  

I am in Illinois but I wanted to incorporate in another state and do flips here.

In 2014, Barone Estate Management was formed as a self incorporated small business here in Germany.

The only other factor you many consider is incorporating a short term rental strategy combined with multifamily to see some healthy cash flow.