This is the fork where I'm not sure if I'd be good to get some CRE exp and invest in learning about how to review deals for the next 2-3 years, or focus on generating revenue for investment purposes and watch how things are done as a LP.My personality more aligns with networking, reaching out to people, connecting, navigating difficult situations and finding solutions that work.

You will have to pay higher personal income tax rate, versus waitingtill after one year for lower Capital gain tax rates.

Buy it personally, and rent it full time to my C-corp?

The owner was motivated due to personal circumstances and wanted to avoid the hassle of listing the property publicly.

The GC is a business person who doesn't care about your ARV, LTV, or your budget.

By year 5 we had around 55 people.We did hire a marketing person but frankly marketing wasn't our strong suit. 

You missed an important item: Depending on how a person does #1 or #2, it could get them: A fast-pass to the "Principles Office" for "bullying" and now there sitting in "detention".... 

What types of IRS/CPA approved payments are working well for rents to LLC entities to keep personal and business funds from co-mingling? 

You have a freelance job and you can qualify as REP I sharing this from my personal experience.

Again, this is a conversation to have with your accountant to ensure the benefits would outweigh the costs.Another misconception is that there is little value in a cost segregation study for properties that do not have a lot of personal property in them or very little interior build out, such as industrial warehouses.