In most cases the risk you take with buying rentals without an LLC can cheaply be insured around and provide adequate asset protection.

My agents/brokers all know that I'll switch based on price at any time provided that coverage is still sufficient to make me or anyone injured whole should it be needed.

States are doing their due diligence in protecting homeowners from people who have no intention of every owning that property so if you only want to wholesale then it is suggested that you become a licensed agent. 

Piles of cash are the best protection for the progress you've made.

I will use the acronym “covered entity” in this article, inasmuch as my principal focus herein relates to seller financiers engaged in captive finance and retailers and communities now covered by this rule extension.FinCEN can issue regulations requiring financial institutions to keep records and file reports that are determined to have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, or regulatory investigations or proceedings, or in the conduct of intelligence or counterintelligence activities, including analysis, to protect against international terrorism.

Don't put that progress at risk for the sake of getting another unit under your belt.Remember, it's far more important to protect your downside than it is to maximize your upside. 

If he wants to protect his interest in the property and stay involved he would need to stay on title.  

It offers principal protection and steady returns.

My plan is to save every penny for a year or more while working and studying as much as possible so that by the time I obtain my license I will have a large amount of money saved at which point I plan on not quitting my job right away but just switch to working part time until I'm able to meet enough people and be involved enough to have a better chance of making an income at which time I can hopefully start working in real estate full time with my savings as a back up.

Go to a contractor's board consumer relations on how to protect yourself.