The absolute best way to avoid taxes is not earn income.  

Do you give up $100 to the new investor?  

I have about 100k in assets both personal and business I could sell, but part of me thinks that’s extreme and I’ll sell “myself” along the way with all my stuff.  

So, you can do a land contract for 12 months, which should allow lender to credit you full value of the land vs the purchase price, but the loan will pay off the land contract, so the lender maintains first lien position.Can't help you with the rest of your question, but you should be able to search for "CPA" here on BP to find experts to reach out to.

With respect to the LLC, you can continue to reuse the LLC since you’re not keeping properties in the LLC.

It’s meant for owners who want to keep ownership of their property but need a way to access liquidity without taking on more debt or selling the asset outright. 

So I'm basically trying to explore if i can borrow money in an alternative way than conventional loan.

Is there any creative way to avoid/reduce capital gains tax on the sale ?

Looking forward to your insightsThere are probably many ways to go from $12 million annually to $60 million annually.  

Do you know how to read the credit/criminal background?