I recently seperated from active duty went guard and my partner who is active duty and I are trying to combine our VA entitlements as we did previously and co-signed on our previous loan.

Hey @Scott Trench unfortunately real estate losses (active or passive) will not offset portfolio income from stock sale gains. 

If an investor has the time, knowledge, capital and experience to be an active property investor then there are a number of strategies , that, depending on the economic market can be used to accelerate wealth building.  

Contact potential sellers who are not actively seeking to sell their real estate holdings.  

I retired in 2008 with 21 years in the Air Force.13 sales in your first year is pretty impressive, particularly for someone on active duty.

He is very active in investing personally and most of his agents are too.

Investment Info:Building a Fix and Flip/Wholesale Active Income Arm of Our Business.Routinely have 5-10 active flips/wholesale deals under management/in process.

If you want to activate it, you can simply log in with your BP Account - Activate RentRedi Perk

My research has resulting in understanding that REP status can be used to take losses in STR property against other active/non-passive income (such as w2), however there is a qualification of material participation. 

Take time to learn through military-focused resources like Military House Hacking or Active Duty Passive Income, and connect with other military investors online or on base.