For me I am at the beginners stage, and  I find that real estate is a bit intimidating when you do not have a lot of knowledge in the industry, just like anything in life.

At the same time, we also paid $2700 to have a stager come in and stage the house.  

If you mange to buy 1 good deal a year you are doing well. but of course you can do better if you put more time in to it.The LLC would come in to the play at the stage when you close on the deal, OR after you took ownership. some lenders (conventional 2-4 mainly) would allow LLC ownership. -- seek legal advise.

Today, I have a son in high school (which I drive 20 minutes each way because the city will not send the buses this far from the school); a daughter  in elementary school (which is 15 minutes each way, but is on the way to my son's school); and another daughter in middle school whom I home school. 

ON my way home today from picking up our soft staging at a community we built last year and sold out ..

A business book that may help you during this stage is "So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport.Good luck as you start the journey!

The tried and tired is a safe bet until there is an economic shift, but the authentic and impactful rises above the rest in any stage of a cycle.

In this case, the lady stages the properties and brings in a pro photographer to create the images she will use with her marketing for the year.

I would also be a little wary of using a broker that is not willing to continue showing the apartment at this stage.

I think that perhaps you're in the novice stage of education so I think reading and doing some GC homework would help with the process.