How many real estate investor meetups have you gone to? 

But tax benefit of MTR if there is difference between the 2 vehicle.

You can try to attend virtual events, many real estate meetups and events offer virtual options.

Understand, real estate may not be the solution you are looking for.

Also covid was in full swing which caused all kinds of craziness in the real estate market.

The bigger brokerages usually focus more on Retail sales then teaching you the ins and outs of Real Estate investing. 

In Texas, as a licensed agent, you’re generally required to use TREC-approved forms for real estate transactions unless an exception applies, like (I believe) leases longer than 1 year or where no TREC form exists.

Alternatively, do the risks outweigh the benefits of $500+ cashflow plus 30% day one equity and less than 2k out of pocket?

@Adam M.The cost for a real estate tax accountant will vary based on location, experience, education and other factors, just like any other professional.

But if I do that my time would be so limited to when I could work on my real estate.