What do you mean by active vs passive? 

Taxpayer uses this material participation method:(2) The individual's participation in the activity for the taxable year constitutes substantially all of the participation in such activity of all individuals (including individuals who are not owners of interests in the activity) for such year;E.g., they buy operating STR in December, don't hire a property manager, housekeeper or landscape maintenance guy until January.

My main strategies are Fix & Flip and BRRRR, and I’m always looking to connect with local agents, contractors, and other investors who are active in the area.

There are strategies that you could do to try to get future paper losses reducing your active income, but those require you to change your income-earning activities.

Quote from @Jason Palliser: Quote from @Account Closed: While discussing the course and your real estate needs, Jason states numerous times that your ‘blueprint’ will be ‘built out' specifically for you, providing very few details of what you’re actually receiving, leading prospective students to believe that the product is going to be tailored to their niche, market and investing goals.

A few weeks in service during the calendar year can be enough if you meet the active/material participation tests. 

What would you look for in this month's activity as a crucial indicator?  

In the real estate world, I encountered numerous challenges that tested my resilience and determination.

For those active in the note space, what’s your go-to source for finding quality notes?

The IRS does not require you to organize your log by property, activity type, mileage, etc.