One of my friend is currently buying villas in Bali, Indonesia.

Foreigners can buy any kind of property freehold in Mexico, including land and villas/houses.Also, I hate to be a party pooper but I did a search and everything seems to indicate that foreigners cannot purchase freehold property in Indonesia/Bali and Indonesia certainly doesn't have any law similar to the "fideicomiso" law in Mexico.I'm not sure what you mean by a trusted local but bear in mind that, if you ever have to go to an Indonesian court against your partner, your chances to win as a foreigner against a local will be very slim as Indonesian law doesn't treat locals and foreigners similarly so you're kinda gonna be at his/her mercy.So, make sure you know what you're doing and who you're dealing with.

Ya'll need to go to Thailand or Indonesia.

For example, long term leases are common for expats in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.Looking forward for an education on the above!

When you pick up its some call center in Indonesia or something.

Hi BPeeps,My name is Eimer, my husband and I are currently on a posting in Indonesia and plan to return in 2026 to the Colorado area.

Currently, it is not a good time to invest in Vietnam, Thailand, or Indonesia or many other areas there because the numbers are simply not there.

The PTA of our school in Indonesia made great income on Indonesian cd's at 7 percent.

Exposure to the Indonesia property market through this mechanism would appeal to me.  

Nonetheless, I would still like to ask for your advice on this matter (To be quite honest, I am interested in doing real-estate investing in US because of the ease of property analysis which can be conducted there with services such as rentometer, biggerpockets calculator etc in comparison to my home country, Indonesia, where apparently I need to do a direct survey of the location first to find out the details of the property and many important information is not available online)