My wife and I currently own a 2-family home with a short term rental which generates quite a bit of cash flow month-to-month, and it is getting to the point where we need to separate our personal finances from the rental's, and, we also want to protect our personal assets from liability and take advantage of any tax benefits.

These are just general assumptions, as you can see lots of ideas need to work together to get best tax benefits.

Her proudest accomplishments include starting her CPA firm, purchasing a franchise, opening an employee benefits company, and co-buying a manufacturing company with her brother.

The turn key would benefit as passive income which also include the tax benefits.

So whether the rentals are in your name or in an LLC you would get the benefit. 

I've taken an online course and some webinars, but think I would greatly benefit from an actual book. 

I've had a number of listings in the past with multiple offers and all had escalation clauses, and both buyers and their agents seem to have an impression that by saying they're willing to pay more for a house without actually offering more for the house that their offer justifies acceptance from a seller. while I am not defending the practice I use it for my benefit..

You may benefit from looking into House Hacking.

This is my guess but I recently saw a prior year allocation from a prior owner that essentially would have charged each of the occupied units $33,333 since they each benefited from 33.33% of the total amount spent on CAMs.

Hopefully we can all benefit from sharing our experiences.