For our first deal, I called 27 banks to try and get construction financing, we owned the property outright, until I found one local bank to underwrite a loan to our LLC but guaranteed personally by the managing members, and we had over $250k of profit in the deal and the loan was only for $160k.

Meanwhile the province has signed countless green energy deals in which feed in rates of some 30c per kwh are contractually guaranteed.

However, you do need to submit a request for a release of the $25,000 lien NACA places on the property to guarantee owner occupancy.Tim TrumbleOnline Operations, NACA

Conversely investment grade national tenants can open a new location in your center and lenders feel good about it because the guarantee on the lease covers other locations.

LOL  Please explain how YOUR asking the interest rate in the bank for a CD guarantees a good deal.I honestly have no idea what any of that meant.

A cashier's check is generally treated as guaranteed funds because technically it's the bank's check and they are responsible for the payment. 

Also, just because you sign a lease does not guarantee that they will drill a well or that you will receive royalty payments.

If this is a 10 year old child and they have no history of losing custody, then yes your can assume that this is a guaranteed income for approximately 8 years.

For me the worst case scenario is now a guaranteed roof over our heads with no major bills (granted Cali property taxes at 1% are not insignificant).

In syndication deals, many LPs are guaranteed between a 5 and 10% return and the GPs are still able to make money.