Jeff also now has the ability to sell his property (or any portion of it) without recording a deed in the county records, because he can sell his LLC.In Oklahoma, LLC's are cheap to form ($100), cheap to keep up ($25 a year) and don't require annual meetings like a corporation.  

And please keep in mind that your ability to sleep well at night and your quality of life might be worth more than making a few extra bucks.   

To be honest, I don't necessarily see myself going full-time into REI anytime soon (I feel that would be counter-intuitive to the time I've invested in a non-REI related degree), but I am set on doing it part-time (the 'ole 9-5 job + REI life) once I graduate.

With full service turnkey, the quality of the prop vetting and rehab directly impact's their ability to easily tenant and manage the property, so they are internally incentivized to do good work in a timely manner.

they are more interested in how the property will perform and its ability to pay the loan.  

I am about to separate from the Marine Corps and relocate to Clemson to finish out my degree.

This is often referred to as charging order protection because you want the sole remedy to be a charging order against your LLC and not for them to have the ability to step into your shoes as the owner and liquidate the assets.

This will reduce your taxable W2 income (401(k) contributions offset your taxable income) and you are paying yourself the interest on the loan while preserving the ability to build up your retirement funds.

Unlicensed brokering in FL is a 3rd degree felony.

The reality is that unless you somehow have crazy connections or a very profitable business idea that you somehow have the ability to execute while still in college, you will almost certainly regret not finishing your education.