But, the seller will never close a sale until the buyer releases that claim and withdraws the affidavit because a new buyer's title company will not issue a title policy and the new buyer's mortgage lender will not make a mortgage loan.Its not worth doing in this case but when real money is involved it is pretty effective.

And yes, you are still responsible for wiring earnest money to the closing attorney/title company when you put the property under contract.

The macroeconomics are on fire here - population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here.

I own 11 properties currently and I have only sold 1 in the past because it was a condo with a fraud HOA company.

Could you recommend a trustworthy and cost-effective company for this? 

We have been around the bigger pockets community for over a decade now and have more 5 star reviews on bigger pockets than any company on this website in any industry (>270  5 Star reviews).

Boostly is a great company and the founder is a great guy!

Additionally, for the AR llc, do I need to register the LLC in California as a foreign company?

Looking at this past week's CMI, it's interesting to see the buyer/seller positioning in the SE-ish area compared to the NW-ish area with rates high 6's in JanuaryStill bullish on W/NW future demand due to TSMC factory and other companies (dashboard snapshot below) but time will tell.

None were a match for me personally and many were not a strategy I wanted or too speculative (such as opportunistic strategy which is the riskiest strategy or investing in tertiary markets which also tend to be the first to go belly up when there is trouble etc).You probably actually want to look at your operating agreement to see what rights you have to books and records, etc.