I encourage you to seek other ways to find properties besides just the MLS. 

Not go to against previous comments but if you head the route to getting your license you are probably going to not get the investment knowledge you are seeking.

Especially on your first house.If you're buying commercial assets and/or seeking commercial financing (which is a higher risk, higher cost PITA), then do the LLC.Verify with legal/tax professionals of course @Kevin Dureiko

Keep in mind these people are receiving assistance to pay you every month.

Thanks I'm starting to see this may be a nightmare I might not be able to help with as a manager, but what about as a business assistant ?

I would be happy to assist you if you have any questions!

Also, fine dining kitchens are way too volatile for me ;-)I've been reading a lot of forum posts and definitely plan to seek the advice of a real estate tax advisor but maybe with all the experience floating around there, y'all could give me some food for thought in the meantime.

All, Thanks in advance for the assist with this.  

before you cash out anything check out the govt. programs in your area that offer grants or financial assistance to buy real estate .

So it might be hard to calculate your future payments if you were seeking to "buy and hold" properties.