So, the benefit is, you can grow your portfolio and have more streams of revenue, rather than just having one on one property (even if it is 100% cash flow because you would have 100% equity).

As I'm sure you've seen, there is TONS of information out there and you can (and should) be constantly learning.

Real estate is a long term investment and you need to think long term about it, you will also become a landlord, you need to understand this is NOT a passive investment that you can easily sit on, your tenants will constantly run into problems and you will need to communicate with them in some fashion (whether it’s through someone in the vicinity as your go between or you yourself, this is something you need to think about while home prices are at historic highs).

I've also been looking at prop stream as well to do due diligence about a property as well as have a foot on the ground out there (in Florida) to see what the actual address looks like in real time.

I've been constantly educating myself and understand that most cash offers appear much more appealing to buyers.

I am retired Air Force myself and building a passive income stream for the time after your service ended is a great approach I wish I would have known about when I was still on active duty.Last point: I suggest taking advantage of your financing benefit as a military member.

I suspect you'll find a large number of the full-timers are making well above six figures and a large number also have several streams of income, including rental properties.PS -- BP is asking for a disclosure -- I think because of my mention of NAR. 

Inverters won’t help much either, as they burn up constantly, as well as, high energy losses with the conversion.

I have become more and more interested in investing and would like to continue insurance as it is a good source of residual income however it means I am not eligible for a traditional loan for some time.I know that many people quit their jobs in order to focus on RE and part of me considers doing that as well but still unsure on how to go about doing that with producing an income stream first or keeping a W2 job.If anyone has any suggestions on this it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm not sure if you need to look into your building for a running toilet or sink but I have 3-4plex's, and a 5plex and I run numbers on buildings constantly and water/sewer is usually much less than what you're experiencing.