How to set up an LLC account with bankruptcy? Can it be done online or should we go through a lawyer with our situation?

You do not say whether you are still in bankruptcy or whether you have been discharged.  If the bankruptcy is still on-going, you should confer with your bankruptcy attorney before undertaking any of the above.  Anyone in bankruptcy is forbidden to enter into any material sales or credit purchases while the bankruptcy is pending. If you have been discharged, your plans seem large -- and the costs associated with purchasing investment real estate will be substantial.  That is not consistent with saying you can't afford to have an attorney set up your organizational documents.  I do not know what the costs are in your state and community to set up a limited liability company (LLC), but I think it is not nearly what you fear it would be.  Use some of your own contacts and get several referrals to business attorneys in your area who have good reputations for competence and integrity.  Make an appointment just for a conference to get his/her guidance on what you should/should not do, and what his charges are for performing the paperwork.  If you don't like what you hear, make an appointment with another attorney.  Modest conference fees are well worth the mental stress of not knowing how to proceed and what the probable costs will be.