4) What is the best way to transition into foreign territory once someone is comfortable with their market and ready to scale outside, say, their region of primary residence?

Your CA LLC would have to be registered as a foreign LLC with the Pennsylvania Dept of State to conduct business within PA.

If you are an accredited investor (can google the requirements, not sure what the rules for foreign nationals are) then you may have luck with multifamily syndications ...

The office I work in has a focus area for foreign investors interest in buying in Florida.  

Hey guys, I'm a 16 year old who is really interested in real estate, Forex trading and entrepreneurship in general.I have a question regarding real estate:When you buy a house either for rental or a fix and flip (assuming it's around 50-100k) you usually have a down payment of around 20% or less and get the rest as a mortgage.

Coupled that with Miami which is overpriced due to a lot of foreign cash being invested and high homeowner insurance because of hurricanes deals are harder to come across here.

Note valuation for performing notes is very foreign to me. how are you pricing in interest rate movement in the future?

How does the picture change for foreign based investor with very also good credit but no credit history (do they just lower the LTV?

If I purchase reperforming notes through an investment LLC I've created, do I need to file that LLC as a foreign LLC in the state where the home/loan is?  

Additionally, although I can in no way profess to be an expert, I took classes in law school about real estate transactions and finance, and so some parts of the process are not totally foreign to me.In general, I'm fascinated by the prospect of being my own boss and developing a growing side business that could one day independently sustain me and my family.