Big, medium, small players still looking for excess room.

(although that data advantage is shrinking as the big national players get more aggressive)Especially when you are just getting started, it can lend you some credibilityIf you choose the brokerage you join carefully, you may be in a position to learn a lot from your teamAside from these, there aren't many benefits.

In addition, you'll be networked with big players in your game.

While I certainly see how cash flow enables people to achieve financial freedom; leave a W2 job, retire early, or allow them to chase any dream they might have.

@Taylor KleinThere may be some accelerated depreciation features that might enable a write off against other passive income.

If I invested in the LLC or loaned money to the LLC which enabled it to buy property, including the one I end up buying back, would that be a problem?

There is always the risk of loss but so far it has worked out well and allowed me to get some good returns and be a passive player in real estate.  

I had a semi pro football player living in a unit of mine and he ended up being addicted to hard drugs...it wasn’t steroids.

If you become a specialized professional such as engineer, lawyer, accountant, or some sort of medical professional your potentially high career earnings will enable you invest in types of hands off RE...or hands on if you like. 

Its value is in enabling you to live you life to its fullest, no matter how you define it.