I need you guys to help me go back with the words of info and encouragement. 1.

I'm also the design director for a custom furniture design build company. 

im in savannah and i dont mind riding to a solid customer

Whether this concerns you personally or you are asking for general knowledge I would encourage everyone to develop a relationship with a commercial banker.

Lisa,I don't know if what I am going to say will help but here we go.Moving fast in any situation where you are not an expert or a least versed is a big risk.It is sometimes better to take this situation, educate yourself and move on the next one.I would encourage you if you don't already to put a team of people together, real estate agent, attorney, mortgage broker, title company ext.Once you have this team in place you can get these type of questions answered quickly.A quick way to loose money is ready fire aim.

I would highly encourage you to go to the Pro Services Desk at Lowes and get a QSP quote.

They can't deny it's former use, but they can "encourage" phasing it out by creative wording that forces it out over time, which is how this appears to me.  

I keep track of checks and dates received.I use a SUM function to see how much is owed, how much outstanding and total interest rate.I can color code redeemed properties a different color.It is super easy to customize. and once you set it up it automates everything but entering the data once you get a redemption check or a deed.You can copy over the tab to a new one and start a new year with all your formulas intact.

They might be willing to push info to you that they are providing to other customers.  

As a side benefit, you would improve your asset protection by taking the excess funds out of the LLC since they wouldn't be available to potential future creditors of the LLC.Regarding the application process, the brokers are subject to "know your customer" regulations so they will need to know identifying information for the human being that is authorized to make decisions on behalf of the entity.