Your area, jurisdiction and the political flavor of your courts influence whether or not an LLC is right for you, so see your attorney.

With the MLS you have the listing agents entire sphere of influence being exposed to the property as well as the sphere of influence of every other realtor in the area.What is it that your friend dislikes about the listing agent?

Too many folks hire their best friend's sister's teacher's neice who is a part time agent and part time Instagram Influencer, or some other nonsense, then wonder why they ended up with a bad result lol.

I say this because Ohio is on my bucket list to visit and I would appreciate experiencing Ohio for what it is currently and not what it might become under outside influence.

Start micro and work your own sphere of influence and tell everyone you know you're looking to buy a distressed home.

Yes political has its influence but not so much when we carefully access the data and information. 

If you have relative information on a probate lead you can also add them to marketing as well because they may influence the person in charge of making the decision to sell the home.

I know, your heard differently from TikTok influencers.