So if I understand, you would get a loan the normal way and then the bank trust is an extra fee that comes along with owning the property in Mexico?

I sold an apartment building and as I lived in the building was always there when my realtor showed it to prospective buyers. 

I doubt it was actually live.

Most investors don’t even need an LLC and a holding company is extra, extra overkill though IMO.

Extra 4 months of carrying costs are up most of the margin.

I noticed their business is listed as an LLC on their Zillow profile, and we also found that they have a few other unrelated LLC businesses that didn’t seem to work out for them over the years and were short-lived.

I currently live in the Bay Area, but I’ve decided to start investing in the Jackson County/MO area.

(You say it’s worth about $100k more than you’re paying so figure an extra $15k.)Maybe you’d be better off partnering with the parents unless they have zero interest?

Also, keep in mind that an IN multi member LLC would require a separate tax return, so you would want to budget for extra admin fees.

BC I know has a property purchase tax for everyone and an extra one for foreign investors.