Still a spring chicken @John Arendsen :-)  I'm in my 50's and have similar personal beliefs but "corporate" beliefs are a different animal.  

Many others start when they have matured and have known the grind and professionalism of a corporate environment but we don't have that.

An LLC, corporation or partnership are legally recognized entities so the state treats them as a fictitious "person" in the eyes of the law so if the LLC owns it then your personal liability is limited to your investment in the LLC if everything goes overboard.

You can also do the same with a NV company that files a lien on one of the properties because NV companies do not reveal owners or partners.If you have sole member LLCs create a management corporation so your liability is limited because LLCs are disregarded entity for the IRS and in FL they are also disregarded for the Courts.For real estate property, FL protects your homestead for the its value.

I was a manager in corporate America for years and wanted something better.

I've done a ton of research but I am still unsure about investing in a rental property that far south from Jacksonville's main attractions and large corporations to include both Naval bases.

I was thinking I could find something something similiar to Community Investment Corporation (CIC).  

Not a lot of small multifamily and the apartment complex market is expensive and very corporate.

Its called Corporate Housing - even though this might be on a smaller scale, it is a great business model.  

At 24, only a year and a half out of college, I've discovered that the corporate 9-5 (or 7-6 in my case, Enterprise) job is not the direction I want to head in life.