Like @Doug McLeod  mentioned above, my attorney stated LLC's just generate a lot of extra expense and paperwork, and recommended to me just to use an umbrella insurance policy. 

I would figure out what path will generate the largest profit (or smallest loss) given an amount of effort you're comfortable with -- then do that.Of course, this is something that you should have figured out BEFORE you placed your bid...what makes you think the deals are profitable if you haven't gone through the exercise of analyzing them?

A C-Corp generates accumulated earnings and profits. 

Lead Generation: I have been looking into a few different places to begin my wholesale lead flow.

The upside is that it generates contacts, service providers, friends, partners, private money lenders, etc.I will take the bad with the good in being public.

Focusing on a niche then marketing to your niche via:Yellow letters, post cards, lead generating website, etc....You have to ensure you have a pipeline full of deals or potential deals.

Maybe it's a generational thing, or the age of digital relationships and perceived anonymous identities, but I would not expect anyone to accept my colleague request without my giving the same consideration as meeting in person.

The rent-to-value rations here are completely out of whack.It would be very smart of you to do a 1031 exchange into other markets that generate better cash-on-cash returns.Nevada and Arizona used to be great markets, but less so today with the low inventory levels there and particularly the rapid and large price increases in those markets over the last 24 months.

The only consistency in my income will be after I have a property to rent and generate income.

One side is already occupied generating $650/mo.