If you have a large number of outside assets, it may make sense, but for 2 properties, it's probably overkill.

Seems to me that paying him 6k just because he is a broker is an overkill.

We used a structural engineer but for you that might be overkill and it was 2k for the consult. 

If you have less than 20 or 30 properties, Quickbook’s little $50 brother Quicken is overkill and will provide all the reports and info you need.

I personally think starting a LLC, for one self-managed rental, might be overkill.

I was in the middle of a NV LLC application and felt like it was overkill.

I'm looking at a 3BR SFH built in 1996 to hold as LTR or possibly flip.  It currently has two finished rooms in the basement, neither of them with a proper egress window.  The larger of the two rooms is pretty big and...

If so a long letter (+complaint to the health dept) seems like an overkill.

Might be overkill but they are easy enough to set up and don't cost much.

From my experience asking attorneys general questions gets the most strict interpretation of the law - they are not inclined to give you general advice and definitely not their opinion (until you have built a cordial mutual trust relationship).Setting up a separate LLC for each property is probably overkill, but it will depend on your own personal financial situation and risk tolerance.