No app or website or discount brokerage or whatever can replace the value that a good, experienced agent brings to the table for the average consumer home buyer. 

When the flat valleys were consumed by people, they like idiots, Developers  started building where the fire danger was higher.

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 highly suspect you folks have never ever been through any kind of civil business litigation and have no clue how expensive and time consuming it can be..

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

We’ve already benefited from the rapid appreciation and from here on out, I think it will be flat or very modest growth. 

Another old buddy in San Antonio picked up a modest fourplex a few years back, and while it never turned into a headline-worthy success, those steady rent checks stacked up over time as local employers brought in fresh workers.

So REI in California only makes sense if you've been there since the 70s or 80s OR if you're financially well off and can afford a few million dollar properties. thats like saying all real estate in CO is priced like Boulder or Aspen or Vail.all states have expensive areas CA is no exception however CA has areas ( many) were prices are lower than Denver for sure and modest by west coast standards..

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.

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