Owning real estate where the deed holder is an LLC (if done correctly) is a powerful asset protection tool.

However, for a fix and holder, who wants to build equity - I prefer return on equity as a measure I track (and roughly estimate for the long term) to compare to alternative investment like stocks/bond).

Here’s what I’d add from my experience - feel free to add or amend as needed.Additional interest is much the same as “certificate holder”.

When you lend the money you are listed as the first lien holder.  

Was the easement just for ingress and egress to the lake or is the easement holder also entitled to park there and put out a chair? 

this stimulates investments into business's and there are rules to follow  like the note holders cannot be direct relatives  etc. the cost of setting up  dictates its only worth it for 7 figure and above cash investments.. 

It's not too much risks for the lease holders, except when they have vacant days in between months.

For example, when the entire town of Paradise, CA burned down a few years ago, many non-admitted insurers became insolvent leaving their policy holders high and dry.

My mother has a 2005 townhome and the builder used metal rod holders and heavy metal rods...look like galvanized fence posts.

Holders of long-term debt instruments (i.e.