Particularly interested in investing in Columbus, Ohio and Tokyo or Fukuoka, Japan.Recently read a few books including Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Bigger Pocket's The Book on Rental Property Investing. and as a result have been looking more seriously into it.Although investing in the US seems pretty straight forward (especially as an American and with all the resources available), investing in Japan as a foreigner seems to be a bit tricky and not so black and white. 

Overall I feel your goal should be "just enough" to make the prospective (most typical "opportunistic") trespasser move along and find an easier target.

It seems tornado alley has moved a bit east in the last 10-15 years.

Do a house hack then move out down the road.

I have a husband and 2 kids and I promised my son we wouldn't move again until he has graduated high school (3 years).

When the person moved out, you could see lighter colored rectangles, circles, and squares on the walls where puctures hung for years too. 

If so, at the confirmation hearing there should've been a date set for when the previous homeowner should move out by

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or refund the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account designated explicitly for future investments.

Recently I moved the said property from KY LLC to IN LLC and I still have 3 months left on the current lease. 

Hi Chris -  My company specializes in helping homeowners navigate state housing regulations.If your life circumstances change and you move out before 3 yrs is up, you will not be penalized.