I think it's the best to hold on, manage, maintain and plan to refinance at some point to liquefy some of the equity that has grown over time.

This assumes he can handle credit correctly if he's on biggerpockets I'll give him the benefit of the doubt he can maintain a 3% credit utilization. 

Are there any other ways to utilize my 50k to earn me some cash flow while maintaining 50k or more in equity?

What's in it for the Turnkey Company so I can understand what they are really doing to make money and maintain their high level of excellence (if there is a high level of excellence)?

I maintain the property weekly but have not begun keeping track of fuel or travel expenses.Our tax refunds have been great so it feels like, even though no real monthly cashflow, the huge return plus the increased equity (not to mention my “free” storage use of the property and garage) makes this seem like it’s working.

It does not seem the same as the case of a promoter offering a guaranteed passive investment and maintaining title to the note the whole time.

Being A/D military it is a bit tough to maintain homes when we move every 2 years but we are up for the challenge and look forward to learning from all of you!

The third step is to narrow your strategy down to one or two optimal paths.

By limiting the amount of money the free market would let flow to a property owner, the government is in turn limiting how much money that property owner can then spend to maintain their property.  

In this way, you don't need to depend on just your W2 income to qualify for more mortgages.More mortgages are not necessarily riskier, as long as you maintain an equity cushion and positive cash flow (with margin) on each property.