I recently purchased a SFH, renovated it, refinanced, and am now renting it out (basically a BRRR).

Hi Ryan,I understand your frustration that people aren't willing to give you an average, but you should really try to calculate your own $ per SF value yourself so you have a basic understanding of the SOW and costs included.Too many people want a quick and easy 'rule of thumb' without having a basic understanding of what it means, and they end up underestimating their repair costs and then overpaying for deals and losing money.So Guy Gimenez had the courage to recommend $10 per SF above, which I'm sure works great for HIS light rehab projects, but do you really know what that means?  

So if I was basically going to get next to nothing from the insurance claim and then that insurance claim could cause them to drop me  (at this point I guess the only thing about the policy worth anything is the liability coverage) and probably raise all my other insurance policiy rates, I decided to just pay out of pocket. 

In my head that bumps me to 14 basically.

Beyond that I wouldn't do anything but basic maintenance.

My long-term goal is to build a portfolio of cash-flowing properties in the US that I can manage remotely, generate income in USD, and scale over time.I understand the basic concept of BRRRR, but as an international investor, I’m still trying to figure out how to start the process from abroad.

Quote from @Andrew Chase: I really look at this at what is the basics verse the luxuries!

When a tenant destroys the house and it's basically known they were terrible and did damage on purpose but for unknown reason, what is the conversation you have telling them there is no security deposit left?

So basically you try to connect with the homeowners directly via cold calling/texting, direct mails etc.

Basically the calculation is total return / equity.