This of course is county specific, but I know in Gwinnett they have an office designated for researching the estate owners information as it is all public or they have a subscription you have to pay where you can get access from home at anytime.In regards to your question about finding out about the owner, if listed on the tax assessors office as an LLC then go to the state website (sos.ga.gov) and look up that business, which would give you the registered agent as you mentioned.

Our company recently purchased an argus subscription.

Is it a subscription service?

@Ray Li Yes, you will still need to bring in a securities attorney because you will need to provide your investors with the private placement memorandum, subscription agreement and operating agreement even if your investors are friends and family.

I am not sure this debate has occurred here on the boards.First let's understand what the definition of a security actually is:The term ‘‘security’’ means any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a ‘‘security’’, or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.So right there at the beginning of the definition we see "any note".

Is the content and I guess freedom to speak better with a paid subscription?

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It seems that with a subscription to Geo Warehouse a person could easily bypass the agent and do their own research.

This is generally available via a subscription {Note: real estate brokers and attorneys usually have subscriptions} or, in some jurisdictions, on a per transaction basis.