So, if you create an LLC in another state, you will likely need to register it as a foreign LLC in California.

I believe each foreign entity will also cost you $800+ per year in CA, no? 

Keep your seed capital close, and perhaps invest in a foreign currency that may not be as badly affected by an impending financial crash. 

Since you are from Indonesia and familiar with foreign real estate markets, you have a few options open to you.

Originally posted by @Caleb Heimsoth:@Ellis Hammond I have a huge bias towards foreign cArs, specifically Asian made ones like Honda or Toyota.  

Bridge, portfolio, foreign national and other specialty loan products.Key Bank, FLorida flexible lender, HELOCs on secondhomes and rental properties. 90% LTV on primary.Merchants Bank MN See Pavel UshakovMountain America Credit Union in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico. 85% LTV, promo rate of 1.99%.

Depending on your provider, you can also get your phone set up to call from foreign countries.

While the tax exempt stuff sounds foreign to me, it definitely sounds like something worth looking into.

The tax benefit of doing this (foreign earned income exclusion) made us debt free and in a much better position to do something.  

This is totally foreign to me.