I will be the active manager and owner.    

You will find that this is a small community once you become active in it.

Maybe considering something more active like flipping.

So I have been actively looking for good investment properties for the last two months.

Is real estate investing part of that plan and if so how active of an investor do you want to be?

Incredibly strong housing demand, a crippling 1.5 months of inventory, and ongoing affordability concerns produced year over year declines last month in new listings, active listings, and pending sales in the City of Austin.

There are lots of active investors here in the Charlotte area both here in the forums and at the local meetups. 

The work number just says active or inactive. 

I don't think I would necessarily be considered an active participant.      2. 

There's a how to do it element that comes into play to significantly reduce the risk of an out of state investor having a bad experience.