My only point is that when you own a gun, and bad guys know u have a gun, then they think twice before acting in a distinctive manner.

This is a key distinction that many new real estate investors do not fully understand.

A friend of mine attests that it the distinction doesn't have much affect on the land value, but I'm curious if that's just in his specific market. 

There is a distinct difference!

And one I distinctly remember to this day was a lady who said she paid the man in the Green truck  LOL. 

One important distinction I determined was between the investment in the funds vs the investment in the property.

Evidently Bigger Pockets has given me the distinction of being one of the top recent BRRRR contributors which I find ironic as I am generally posting about flawed logic many BRRRR investors use in vetting investment opportunities.

@Daniel Ulie you have a distinct advantage from your flipping background, you are familiar with the work and expense involved in repositioning a property.

But contrary to what many on BP would tell you, I personally don't think this is a crushing fee when you think about it providing you with a clean and narrow registration of the LLC in CA and thus, by extension, availing the manager of the LLC (presumably you) to the laws and protections of CA state law.3)  A quick distinction between the LLC v.

This distinction matters.For tax purposes, there's a concept of active participation.