Needing a Company and Business License to Wholesale

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Hi everyone, one of my good friends and I have talked about doing some investing in real estate, but before we do that we decided to build up our capital and try wholesaling. My question is, whether or not we would need an actual company, like a LLC or a partnership of some sort, with an actual trade name and business license to do wholesale transactions. Or would we be able to put homes under contract under just our names? We have a cash buyer lined up already and we really want to get a home under contract ASAP.