Buying a house in my name vs starting an LLC

[Shonari Wynter]

Hello BP,

I have been actively trying to find my first property for buy and hold. However, there are so many things that can go wrong and that makes me wonder if I should get a LLC before doing any kind of REI or should I just go ahead and get that first property under my belt and get my LLC along the way?

I have not found my first property despite being on realtor.com, zillow etc. all day every day, so i am about to start doing yellow letter direct mail, and that's when I began thinking i might need an LLC before I start doing that. Any advice is appreciated.