Well I don't know/haven't settled on one particular strategy quite yet I suppose.

I have a kind of an odd questions for fellow landlords or if anyone is in the insurance side.Last year when Irma hit South Florida, I suffered quite a bit of damages on a number of my rental.A particular one is a multi family building - I had fence damages, tree branch fell on roof, poked a hole through the roof, through the ceiling, debris everywhere inside, outside...so I filed a claim to my windstorm insurance carrier.I was lucky that the apartment the branch went through, was vacant at the time. 

If you have a solid job on the west side, it could be that your strongest strategy might be best served by starting your investing there, where the leveraging might be much more powerful for the moment than in MT, particularly because your leveraging power as owner occupant can be the best of all leverage.  

Is it possible to form a joint venture or other form of non-entity partnership to make this work?

Yes, Belleville, IL. is where this particular property is located.

Any one have any Information they would Love to share on getting a Non Recourse loan in Indianapolis.

I was just discussing this particular list with an investor that messaged me today on BP.

Be sure to calculate the HOA fees into your model and vet the associate that it allows for non-owner occupancy. 

Try your best to wade through this and issue a non renewal paper when you get 60 days away from renewal date now you wIll know what to add to your lease for next time .

I am assuming it would be less cash down that a non owner occupied investor loan but I do not have any experience with it.