To be more successful, you simply have to work on the other elements to progress your REI pursuit.

LOL.A very well placed shopping center with national long term anchor tenants could be an option.Hooking up with a  very good HML will give you the return you are looking for but no tax shelter but a lot of liquidity.You want to get with a very seasoned Commercial Broker in your pursuits of these investments.

You're pursuit is making you that much of a better professional in the business!

After all, it is your business - not theirs.So, start your pursuit of relevant knowledge by Googling:  NRS 86 (Nevada's LLC law), the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, and the California Franchise Tax Board (navigating the sites you select to find the requirements of the law on how LLCs are treated, taxed, and charged fees for earnings and 'doing business' within and outside of the state of their formation and operation).  

I currently don't hold any real estate investements, but I started my own handyman business 4 months ago on the side of my normal full time job in pursuit of capital for the purpose of investing in real estate.

And the corporate pigs in America rape and pillage poorer countries in the pursuit of outrageous profit.

If there is some unsatisfactory wording or refusal to fully release the lien and or pursuit of judgment then the seller can just refuse to sign.

@Chris BreezyI guess its too late for woulda, coulda, shoulda,but in reality it would have been nice if I had people in my circle that would have taught me about capital and how it workedI cant say I have any regrets, I was able to travel, learn a trade and make some mistakesI never had anybody to help me with soul searching and following my dreamsso the only thing I could suggest is to do just thatknow what your dreams are, search your soul and see what you really want out of life never surround yourself with people who do not respect your dreams and your pursuits in lifeenjoy

In this case, I have a borrower who needs money for one of his many entrepreneurial pursuits.  

So there is trade-off in terms of profit, and whether that trade-off is worthwhile depends on your personal goals - do you want your investment to be like a job, or do you want to keep all your time and energy for other pursuits in exchange for a portion of the profits?