I actually met my Houston realtor through BiggerPockets, and he highly recommended the area.

@Matthew Samson, The conversion into a rental and then 1031 can actually be used with the primary residence exemption as long as you watch your dates.Your parents move out for a year and convert the property to investment. 

So, recommend you get to know 1-3 local markets VERY well and focus on making money there:)

There are actually quite a few Americans investing in real estate in Japan, but more I think that invest only in the US.  

I wasn’t trying to be long winded, with too much detail, in my initial post but I actually did this method on a fix and flip.

If it is a high-end project, I would spend on an actual lIcensed designer.

Cleaning up our work area, I remembered what my old co-worker once told me on the construction site "There are 3 ways a job gets done: One way in our head, another way planned out, and how the job actually goes." 

Rob Abasolo, the cohost of BP is actually one of our clients.

Please let me know if you need more info to create a clearer picture.Thank you.That is actually a good question to get advice from a local estate attorney on.

Here’s why:Putting aside the actual physical danger of living in a fire prone area.