But as of now am genuinely curious if they will renew or what their plans are for future.

(I know you're not a lawyer and will eventually seek professional advice.)
I just talked to my RE broker and he said with LLCs you typically do commercial loans. I don't like the terms and would try to avoid.
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I would look into getting into a  Joint Venture with an experienced investor for  a  while and splitting profits on the deal using a structure

Never a good idea to tell someone who is advising on this forum that they have mis conceptions about goals.. they are trying to help and may have misconstrued your postAnyway your plan is solid and I think you will will get there alone or using a  Joint  Venture investor  for sure

The key is to be a genuine + kind person that wants a win-win and identify others on your team that share that vision because 80% of the people you call/talk to will not be it.

I would be willing to joint venture on marketing efforts and everything in between just to work with someone.  

So John and numerous others were found jointly and individually liable for a $400 Million + judgement.  

I have spent a lot of time on the phone with them and they genuinely want to improve what they are offering for investors.  

The biggest selling point for me was the people, it's home to some of the most genuinely nice people I've ever met. 

Genuinely curious though - your profit is around 2.5% of your total revenue.