There is definitely plenty of investor activity. 

I use my s-corp for actively earned income only like management, consulting, repairs/maintenance/cleaning, wholesaling, lending, etc but it owns NOTHING.   

If your active duty, you can get your BHA to live off base, buy a duplex, have 1 side rented, then the other side paid for by the military. 

I did not know that the heater ductwork was not connected or that a main beam like 10 x 10 that held up the entire house since 1900, including a second story was old termite (none active) destroyed for 4 feet and no longer held up anything. 

I have a list of all the Top Solar Developers as well as the ones that are most active in kern county. 

Do we have any oklahoma members who actively work the sherrifs sales or county tax lien sales?

The successful ones have done their due diligence on the market, have networked with other active local investors to gather a variety of opinions and built successful 'boots on the ground' teams for themselves. 

Great Western Title is involved in AZREIA.org and very active in the "easy" valley.

In terms of being active versus passive, it is really up to you to decide how much time you can devote to real estate investing. 

A good thing about this is you will also get 20% pass-through deduction on the rental activity if grouped correctly with the S-corp. 5) You can also net the rental loss with the Busines income to decrease your net income.