I have spent my life in the military, and then college, and then traveling for work and for pleasure, and soaking up all that there is to see and learn and do in the world... essentially doing anything but learning to build wealth, and setting down roots somewhere. 

@Evan Ventura,People here on BP have also successfully used the cheap IKEA countertops (around $75-99 for a piece). at that price they where treated as expendables (one per tenant), and some even reported getting the install time with demo at 2-4 hours.for the other, you need to "waterproof" the common points of water entry:-caulk between the wall and countertop-use varnish on points contacting sink-use good glue near the oven/range since the usual pressure-activated glue does not fare well with heat

LMK if you want me to set up a search  for you like Bill was talking about.

Your "min real estate set up " is way overkill for most of the country.

I haven't set my focus in the areas to invest in yet but I will be looking into the nearby markets such upstate NY, NJ and PA, once I settle my mind in this transitioning period. 

I'd like to work toward setting myself up to purchase another property next summer.  

Setting Appointments.  

Setting up a monthly budget specifically for marketing will help you in planning a marketing campaign.I hope that was at least a little bit helpful.

Currently hold no assets.4) Holding 300K in professional school student loan debt at 6.8%, plan to refinance perhaps at 5%I'm trying to figure out my strategy for avoiding taxes on my high salary/income that will start soon, and hoping to invest aggressively in the next few years in order to set myself up for passive income in the future.

If you bought the previous property in your own name, you may need to acquire the replacement property in your own name - however, as Dave described, you may be able to set up a single-member LLC - consult your attorney on this one.