As stated above attending local meetups will be great in meeting like minded individuals I wish you the best of luck in your venture. 

When I called them, the individual I spoke with said that anyone with a deed to a property can sell that property without a real estate license, but if you have an LLC you would have to have a license because now its a business.  

You may find like-minded individuals to connect with and at the very least, I’ll be knocking on your door making sure you are striving toward meeting your goals.

Is there a way to individuals who lend funds through their IRA?

Listen to what others have said in regards to listening to the seller and what their individual motivations are.  

The rule also provides that the unlicensed individual performing the permitted activities listed in this rule must work under the supervision of a broker and his/her compensation must be primarily on a salaried or hourly basis.Under this rule, the duties an unlicensed employee can perform when working with residential rental property are the following: maintenanceclerical or administrative supportcollect or accept rents and/or security deposits which are made payable to the owner or real estate brokerageexhibit or show residential rental units to prospective tenantsfurnish published information regarding the propertysupply applications and leasesreceive applications and leases for submission to the owner or broker for approvalThe rule provides that an unlicensed employee may not perform the following duties: negotiate contracts or leasesdeviate from the rental price and/or other terms and conditions previously established by the owner or broker when providing information to prospective tenantsapprove rental applications or leasessettle or arrange the terms and conditions of a lease on behalf of the owner or brokeroffer inducements to prospective tenants unless they are previously advertised or arranged with the owner or brokerinterpret or provide their opinion concerning the terms or conditions of a leaseindicate to the public that he is in a position of authority which has the ultimate managerial responsibility of the rental propertyIt’s clear that a brokerage employee can perform many clerical and administrative functions without holding a real estate license.

Its paying all the self employment taxes on what is clearly not "inventory" as an individual nor is there any intent to do any more of these things any time soon. 

See what each individual broker has to offer and make your decision from there.The most important thing any agent can do is ADVERTISING.

My current pre licensing teacher told us that we (females) should take a self-defense class, carry pepper spray in our purses, when showing a house ALWAYS walk behind the individuals looking inside of the house, never allow individuals to get inside of your car, always meet individual at the office or a place where you feel comfortable.

Particularly when I enter another new market.Having read about and researched some about Series LLC,  they are all specific to individual state. for ex,  DE, TX, IL  etc.