So I'm able to pull the files out of the svn but I'm unable to get Eclipse to understand these files are part of an SVN.
I have TortoiseSVN install on the system as well, and I'm wondering if that is causing an issue?
Base question, how can I using Eclipse and Subversive checkout a project from my SVN repo?
Use subclipse. Its excellent and you can install it directly from eclipse using the appropriate update site. I prefer it to the subversive plugin and TortoiseSVN.