After reading Rich Dad, I found some like-minded co-workers and invested in my REI education through this site, podcasts and various books.   

I would say that's pretty much the standard and based on starting with your own funds. 

Assuming it is based on your profile I would post and mail a 60 notice of lease termination. 

The op is of Seattle, and every little surrounding city has adopted their own set of rental laws(many following and based on Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, etc.  

The new property's depreciation is based on its value, not what you had in the old one. 

Additionally, I'm based in Michigan, and I would like to know if anyone in the community is familiar with companies or professionals in Michigan who can assist in the process of forming an LLC and managing the legal aspects of transitioning Airbnb properties.Any insights or experiences you can share would be immensely helpful as I navigate this potential transition.

Once you have that its just a decision based on numbers. 

I've been devouring any other resources I have been able find as well, to include all of Frank's podcast episodes, and a couple of others too.

My current knowledge comes primarily from books, podcast, and YouTube videos.

(searching "home inspectors association" will give you all of these as top results), and then searching for a home inspector based on location.