His business model is intriguing because instead of charging me a monthly fee, he charges a set up fee and then a commission on every deal you close.

It has proven to be more difficult to set up than expected mainly because of having to use a third party company for a physical business address1.

The first three companies the warranty company assigned the job to refused the job as they were too busy.

I would also say it depends on your goals and what your business currently needs.

Next is a hard money lender/private money lenders.

Several years ago, even with high cash flow from a business, I felt fairly locked out of the places I wanted to purchase due to endlessly rising prices and rates that required constant underwriting revisions to the point where it wasn't worth the time expense. 

Even if you create a non-CA LLC, if you are managing the business from California, you will likely be deemed to be "doing business" in California and therefore likely subject to CA taxes.

@Jonathan GreeneI agree - I like to offer an alternative option which can be negative and I get plenty of private messages of me being mean, out for people etc.As an example, I am Sorry, but my opinion is if you get 100% financing I think it is ultra high risk especially for someone new to real estate.

Also the best businesses have some sort of a market budget typically.

For those very reasons is why I like performing notes and for the investor to hook up with a company that is in the business of originating good solid performing notes like @Don Konipol  and or some other affiliated companies.. we never run out of notes so when one pays off you roll into a like kind note in a matter of days..