By doing so, you are inviting a visit to court where you must prove that you are not doing a Land Contract (and you will lose). 

Nathan,Thanks so much for this kind of helpful summary.

Waiting to pay off that kind of debt will set you back years.

I graduated with a bachelors degree a year ago and went on a hell bent mission to pay off my student debt before pursuing any kind of investments, and I did just that!

But they would not, in a million years, consider moving to the Midwest even though they frequently visit for outdoor activities/road trips.

A few weeks ago I went to a REI meetup but was kind of disappointed when I arrived and sat thru a presentation where they talked about financial freedom trading time for money then offered to sell me their education for $20k and from what I've seen that is pretty cheap compared to some others.

In this case, am I able to use a partnership, LLC or some other kind of structure to raise outside capital while using a VA loan?

I grew up visiting my grandparents out on Hutchinson Island.

Did you visit and walk the property? 

You can't let a tenant pull this kind of bald-faced lie on you.