Partnership formation tips

[Adam Melon]

Looking to partner with someone to acquire rental properties. We're looking to create a holding company LLC in Delaware, and LLC in the state where we purchase property, that will be owned by the Delaware LLC.

1. Would you recommend hiring a lawyer for this? If so, just focusing on the lawyer fees and omitting state filing and any other corky state fees, how much should I be paying?

2. Or should I go on a website and create the entities myself and file with the state on my own? What website would you recommend?

Disclosure - I am not seeking legal advice. Just want opinions.

Thank you in advance.