I can see in places like CA where they might be more popular but on entry level to mid level houses many will not want to spend the money.My picture and video guy does mainly weddings now as his bread and butter and corporate company pics to use on marketing materials and websites. 

Over the Last 2 years I have become increasingly interested in the opportunities that real estate can provide for me to get out of the corporate rat race and doing something more freeing. 

You better put this in place before you get in trouble and get sued, after...no point in closing the barn doors after the horses escaped.An LLC is a legal concept, with no tax advantage - you can have it treated as a disregarded entity for tax purposes, or a S-corp or C-corp (but you don't want to hold real estate in an S-corp or C-corp).If available to you, you should look into Series-LLC for the asset holding entity.

How do you charge a corporate client to lease a SFR for an employee's family?

I’ve read several books on taxes, starting corporations and investing in RE, but still has that voice inside of me that’s affecting my confidence.

I politely informed him that it was public record, thanked him for letting know the house was not for sale, and apoligized for bothering him.

Lots of people that own and operate house flipping business opt to structure either an S Corp or LLC taxed as an S Corp, but you have considerations like drawing a "reasonable salary", self-employment tax, etc. 

I don't think so. our market is still expecting a wave of new residents, due to our politics, increase in jobs as major companies and filming industry moving in.

Owning-rentals-s-corporation=mistake.

An LLC can be taxed as a partnership (if you have multiple people in partnership) or corporation.