Money well spent to protect yourself and the hard earned investment income you are trying to generate, if any initially.

Education is so critical to protecting yourself and your money.

Do you know of any lawyer's in the area that have helped setup LLC's or the legal structure for short-term rental owners to provide liability and personal asset protection?

Do you know of any lawyer's in the area that have helped setup LLC's or the legal structure for short-term rental owners to provide liability and personal asset protection?

Zach, when planning for real estate, you should look consider asset protection, tax planning, and business planning. 

Any help is appreciated I need to find out more I’m about to buy my first property in the next few weeks also want to learn the ins and outs of my area 

Doing a U & O isn't about being a mean seller, it's about protecting your own interests and not wasting all the time you have on this deal just to say in the end, "I don't want to be mean."

It’s not a big deal just additional costs and paperwork to make sure everything is done legally and everyone is protected and have received and signed proper disclosure documents.

I'm intending to use insurance (homeowners, landlord, umbrella) as my risk mitigation for the time being so, while I know there are a lot out there who are going to recommend an LLC for legal protections (and I will hear them out), I'm mostly interested in what will be the best way to begin marketing under a business name. 

No one is going to wipe your butt or protect you.