Utah Fix, Flips and Buy and hold New Investor

Hello everyone, my name is Derek Caldwell. I have some questions on how I need to structure myself to begin investing in the market. I am in Utah and was wondering what critical things I need to have in place before starting. 

1: I have heard about starting an LLC, is this the first thing recommended before starting the investment process?

2: I assume along with the LLC that I would also need to get a business license within the state or states that I am planning on investing in, if so, is this just a standard business license?

3: At what point would I need to contact an attorney and/or an accountant for my investments, I want to cover myself but also not spend excess money?

Thanks in advance to anyone who responds, I am sorry if these have been asked before in some older posts, just didn't find specific answers.