Seems like an overall complicated platform to manage 1 or 2 units

The concepts, techniques, investment methods, property management, finance, urban planning, and land development of real estate are the main topics of these programs.

I would just lightly advise away from complicating your day-to-day life at this point given what you've told us. 

I made my first million buying Preforeclosures and have dealt extensively in the field and teach the techniques.

This is a pretty non-aggressive sales technique if you ask me.  

You just need to really make sure you understand and are cognizant of all the features of a floating rate loan - often times the structure can be complicated and you don't want to miss something, especially related to any "caps" - just make sure you are better safe than sorry

I think yes to the LLC but you can do that after you purchase. it makes things unnecessarily complicated IMO for the purchase process.

I have credit already established and want to make it less complicated.

Or you’re going to charge market rates making it worth nothing to the tenants except complications and the fear they are being ripped off. 

Section 8 can be great, but you have to know the regulations and complications of each area and how that locality processes the applications and tenants.