Best Business Entity for married couple?

[Chris Carrigan]

Getting ready to start up a STR using a property inherited by my wife. We have an LLC which we operate as an S-Corp for our real estate business, but want to keep this venture separate from our brokerage business. So looking to set up a new LLC, but wondering which is the best election. We are in NC. If we both want to be owners, does that require we do a partnership? I was thinking qualified joint venture, but then read that doesn't apply to an LLC. I want the legal protection of the LLC, but trying to keep it as simple as possible so that I can do the taxes without having to have a CPA.