I am not opposed to long distance investing, but I'm trying to follow the recommendations of all the BP books and articles of starting in my area (born and raised here as well) because of my local knowledge of the area.

There’s two traps actually and  All work was done by fully licensed & insured plumbers.  

The rent looks good $1,850 per month on a $115k property but in this case flagged as maybe "too good" - either that means likely its in a not so great area (yield trap) and appreciation is not likely

All the best  I am mostly working in the KC metro area, but I was born and raised in the Denver CO metro area as well.

So, if I can help anybody not to fall into that trap, spending the time writing this reply will have been time well spent.Finally, before I start, those who follow me know that I hate to be a party pooper and be negative and that I've been trying to help BP members investing in Mexico the smart way for years now.

I'm actually from Crystal Lake, IL and was born in Elgin, but moved to NC 27 years ago :P What are your goals?

They are cheap: a few hundred dollars to set up, or even free if you do it yourself (but please check with a local attorney for the first one as there are many traps you want to avoid).

I've been over a few but I'd love to have your opinion on what would be a good one to use, I definitely wouldn't want to buy myself into a trap.

A lot of people who were born in the US but never lived there discovered recently that they had problems with their local bank.

@Joel Nelson The reason I picked Missoula is that it's my current location, and I was also born and raised here.