You are controlling significant assets with little money and using the revenue they generate to pay for them. 

That’s something I’m still fine-tuning as I explore new areas.As for scaling up, my focus right now is on leveraging tax-efficient strategies and building a system of limited liability companies (LLCs) to keep risk compartmentalized.

With the limited resources you have, you want the first investment to not only be a learning experience but to succeed.

Rent control laws in LA are a little scary to me.

Flipping remotely is even a worse idea - you have no control over the scene and will likely be exploited because of it.  

So, that makes a BIG difference in How you scale and what your personal “upper limits” are.  

Very few non-owner occupied property policies guarantee full replacement cost - they typically provide replacement cost up to the dwelling limit purchased. 

The "Set it and forget it" mentality, I think, will limit your listing big time.I do all of the pricing across multiple listings. 

I singles out 3 routes, and due to funds limitations I can take only 1.1.

When you say country subdivision do you mean outside city limits, or just not a large city?