Geographically locally where is your house in the landscaping?  

Quote from @Russell Brazil:  yep that does it, we lost our home in 99 in an f5 when I was younger,  no close calls recently in OKC though,  also seems like tornado alley has shifted a bit to the east but who knows.

Registration fees $800+ SOI $50 fees California and legal stuff-keeping it simple-easier to refinance a SFR if decide to just BRR and cash out refi in my personal name versus trying to get loan in LLC name. 

I would visit local meetups for real estate investing, and also network with agents in your area that work with a lot of investors.

It is a very competitive market and units in the tens of thousands.

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

@Haresh Patel I am invested in their Pic Car Wash 2,3,4.

In my area, there are many 3 bed 1 bath homes.

Make sure that the receipts you receive verify "Principal-only", so you never pay interest on those amounts from then on].

I've also signed up for New Orleans REI meet ups in the upcoming weeks in hopes of making valuable connections in the local market.