And even if I’m charging slightly  lower than I could, there are some actual benefits to that.  

Similar to you I don't need a money partner, so I'm not sure how it would benefit me to enter a partnership with a contractor. 

Obviously it is a benefit to pay for water because perhaps the tenants could water the landscape. 

I claimed QBI this year on my rental properties and I had a small loss on one that I had to allocate against the other gain properties before calculating my QBI benefit.

My question is if there is any tax advantage/financial benefit to investing under your business’ name rather than your personal.

Side note, what are the benefits of monthly leases as an alternative to 1 year?

It looks like the main benefit of leverage comes from the extra cash made upon appreciation after a sale .

Appreciation is just a side benefit. 

And like great accountants do they're giving you tips on how to get the benefit of a great CPA but minimizing the outlay. 

Boy was I wrong, I did more research over the years and after finding out that I will qualify for VA benefits and be able to pull out a %1 interest loan for 675k and I immediately thought wow I would finally be able to start I used the calculator on bigger pockets to get a rough estimate and once I saw the cash flow I was in shock I would pull in a whopping $200.