Many investors purchase in their name for the financing ease and then shield everything under an umbrella, which can be a very cost effective way to create asset protection.

However, you should record all cash transactions between you and the LLC.

I think my broker will be awesome and supportive with walking me through any transactions once I get them, but I'm prepared to work super hard to get my own clients.

Beyond this specific transaction, I'd also love to connect with experts and advisors who are willing to share their advice and guidance with a relative newb, who's beyond excited about active real-estate investment!  

I could keep on going awhile about myself but this is about you.The first thing I want to tell you that having any experience does not effect what you want to do. 

That makes the investment look a little better.Installing gas forced hot air will be less effective- depending on gas/oil prices, you might only save 10%, plus everyone will have to pay for extra gas service which could wipe out those savings. 

Because this is an all-cash transaction the closing should be relatively simple.  

I am aware that some of my own money will need to be used in order to secure such a loan, but I definitely would not have the full cash amount of a property sitting in my bank account to show proof of funds for the entire transaction.

It's funny that you're talking about "removing the buyer and purchase it myself"; it's often more the other way around where buyers want to remove the wholesaler from the transaction and buy directly (to save on assignment fees).As a wholesaler, you have a unique opportunity to negotiate seller financing. 

They don't need to see all of your transactions (which are typically listed on a bank statement) for the month.