Property crowdfunding appeared in the past 5 years as an alternative real estate investment opportunity.

They all wanted to see some alternative income in case things went south.Sorry I don't have any names but you can look here.

As far as the legal entity you should use for your business, there's no one correct answer.There are many things to consider, such as liability, tax treatment, and recordkeeping compliance requirements for each type of entity. 

At some point being service members does not entitle you to special treatment.

I appreciate your input and how you presented thoughtful points, as well as, alternative options to consider.

I’m looking for alternatives as we’ll go from renting out 1 unit to 2 units here shortly once we move out of our duplex.

@Derek Robinson you may consider investing in stock market (index fund), mutual fund to have truly passive investing (even that I think you still need to keep an eye on it).Alternatively, we have investors who are truly passive when they invest into syndication with us - this maybe also something for you to take a look into.

My PMC also manages my rentals, I pay them, and I get no special treatment. 

Are there other alternatives to making this work that I am not seeing?

Just came across these alternative method funding guys.