And then, presumably, the other main cost would just be recording fees to transfer titles into the trust. 

Germain act allows you to transfer some properties without triggering the due on sale clause - there are limitations around the type of loan you have, how many units the property are, etc.

You will receive the security deposit in Checking but then transfer it to Savings.

Is title unable to transfer until back taxes are paid up?  

If you have your spreadsheet in Google Docs or can transfer it there then post the link here, it would be much easier to check the formulas than trying to replicate all the different moving parts & assumptions (like what interest rate you're using).

If I were in your shoes - I would get as many credits as possible from a community college and then transfer to a four year school so you can graduate from the name brand.  

We got started in personal properties and turned them into personal properties, renting it out when we are transferred :) We also know many people who renting out room in their house.

We are buy and hold investors who got started with a personal property and rented it out when we transferred.

Get a copy of the transfer letter from their employer and work with them to show the apartment before they move, maybe get them to let you show it Saturdays from 12:00 - 3:00.If you are already getting calls it sounds like the market is doing well enough.  

Sometimes I transfer money to my significant other by doing this and neither of us incurs a fee.