Be candid and do it in person.

Sloan, he seems to be knowledgeable about commercial real estate and after peering over his website briefly, it seems that he offers personalized training to people new to the business. 

Just keep in mind that there are further steps you'll want to keep to minimize the possibility that your entity is ignored for this kind of personal liability (say, if you were the person who didn't properly clear snow, or if your finances and the LLC's are comingled).And I agree with @Chris Seveney, insurance may provide adequate protection based on what's available to you.

I had belatedly realized that FHA goes off personal credit and therefore I couldn't use the LLC for it.

I think if you leverage 70% of it you’re going to seriously cut into your cash flow and personally if I was going to have $7M in debt I’d prefer it to be spread over several projects built slowly.

If you set the vision and then define the roles and responsibilities I think you can have an easier time finding the person you are looking for.

As a person who has lived in NC & SC and Phoenix, I would highly suggest AZ.

Personal use - if you or your family used the property for personal purposes, you will need this to factored in. 

Many require that you keep funds separate from personal funds.

There are multiple potential strategies it's just really going to depend on your personal situation.