Starting out in Kansas City!

[Clint Looper]

Hello everyone! Very excited to be part of the BiggerPockets community. My name is Clint Looper and I'm a recent law school grad who just started a new job in the Kansas City area. I just wanted to take a minute to network a little and introduce myself to the people making things happen in the Kansas City area. I'm interested in buying and holding properties for long term cash flow but I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the different ways to make money in real estate. If anyone knows of any good real estate agents, contractors or property management groups in the area they would like to recommend that would be great. I have a ton to learn and I'm starting to think it would be a good idea to work with a partner/mentor to maximize the structuring of my deals and split profits with them. Thanks and I look forward to hopefully working with some of you in the future!

[Dan Krupa]

@Clint Looper welcome to BP and congrats on your new endeavor. A very wise decision to start

 investing straight out of law school.  Feel free to PM me if you want some recommendations regarding agents, PMs, etc...

As far as mentoring/partnering goes:

Partnering is basically like getting married. Make sure you truly know the person, they are strong where you are weak, and you both have the same goals and attitudes.  Don't rush into a partnership.  Let it develop over time.

Mentoring wise - there are a ton of great people out there who would love to help. However, be a value add to their lives. Their knowledge and experience cost them tens of thousands of hours of their life and dollars. (How much is your time worth per hour?)  Approach it that way. They should benefit more from your relationship, at first, than you should.

Best of luck to you!  Glad you are here in KC, an awesome city with great growth potential. Feel free to PM if you have any questions.