And while grabbing an owner-occupied loan is typically a non-starter in a standard 1031 transaction, this is a mixed use property that does include a personal residence portion. 

To further complicate the process, this demand notice must now be attempted to be personally delivered to the tenant two separate times, on two separate days, before it can be legally posted upon the property.

It's in a very desirable location where demand is very high right now. 

Are they different for rental property vs personal?

And with you using one of the units as an office would not eliminate the fact that you are 'disqualified person'.

Does having an LLC simplify any of that vs doing it as part of my personal return?

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.LEGAL PROTECTION: By placing your assets in an LLC, you are legally separating them from your personal assets.

Upon seeing this name again, I looked it up online and found that the person it belonged to had a number of articles from our local news station for a number of crimes, to include forgery, identity theft, impersonation, etc. 

I personally think this should be the default setting and should meet the requirements. 

Personally I don't have the least bit of interest in services like that.