Keep in mind that none provide $1=$1 benefit though.  

With business purpose rental lender, you can potentially do 3 to 4 projects in one year versus only one deal in a year depending on a conventional bank as your funding source.All these benefits create a higher risk to the lender, and therefore rates are slightly higher. 

Can anyone here speak from personal experience on the benefits or lack there of?  

In case people wonder why I would refi from a VA to a Conventional, we don't plan on staying in this home forever, so this way when we do move, my current primary will become a rental and through the one-time restoration of benefit my VA loan will be freed up to use on our next primary home letting us do 0 down and no pmi again...

Currently, we are a historic lows…keeping those low rates for 30 years turns the debt into a benefit. 

., the Bank gets the benefit of its increased value until you pay out the loan. 

It's such as easy way to pick up property and to begin reaping the benefits of REI.

I do see many in your situation who do end up selling once they learn the benefits and value they can offer their clients. 

Does anyone know a good person in MN that could help me structure my businesses in MN and WI to properly manage my properties and get the most out of tax benefits? 

If you follow this link this is a really good article by HGTV that breaks down further the costs/benefits of a pool and if you should keep it or not.