With so much of our current environment being virtual, it's going to be the physical connections that stand out the most.

A few thousand is not going to be enough under virtually any strategy .

My father bought a 4plex near Mercer University and asked me to help him find tenants to lease out to.

Original creditors are virtually impossible to remove legally before the 7 year time period from last payment.4. 3rd party collections will come off every time with the correct steps performed in the proper order.Without any details about your credit report it makes it hard to give anything but general advice

I'm exploring the following: Portfolio loan cash out refinance (high costs), 1031 exchange for a property near the university (what do I do in the summer months?)

LLC University is a good resource, they have step-by-step guides on how to set up a LLC in each state (generally, pretty easy).I wouldn't get too hung up on getting the LLC established.

I got a triple-full ride to university, then learned a trade in the military.

.#5 Practice, Practice, PracticeWalkthrough potential rehab properties (or find properties virtually online) and practice creating detailed scopes of work, quantifying repairs and estimating rehab costs for the projects.

Hi Jordan,  I don't know what state you live in, but Florida State University offers a real estate degree. 

I have my bachelors in Marketing from Johnson & Wales University.