CA's Secretary of State forms list the name and address of either a manager or member, so unless you're hiring a third party to serve as manager of your LLC, anonymity is very hard to achieve once filing publicly in CA.As to the probate part, you're right that going through a court probate is a huge hassle, including being expensive and time consuming. 

(I'm sure both the average consumer AND the average entrepreneur would disagree, of course, but hey - y'all're the guys with the fancy, big money jobs and the college degrees - what do I know ...)

Generally the only thing people can opt out of is the political contributions.

It's a "rigged" system of consumer psychology, the monthly statement payor system. 

They signed an initial one year lease but have opted to go month to month ever since. 

If you want to learn how to best edit and post videos for your niche/business/market...start by searching for those things and consuming the info you find.

As a consumer I always found the Booking platform to be especially clunky and outdated. 

I require tenants to replace consumables like refrigerator filters or HVAC filters.

This negative position can consume years of cash flow to recover.

It can be difficult and time consuming to find every possible entry point but Section 8 is going to tell you that it's your responsibility to eliminate entry points.