Sugar Creek and Independence, Missouri

[Brent Kiger]

I am an investor in the Kansas City market, and have some property in Independence, MO. Since investing there, I am being drawn to look at some properties north of Independence towards Sugar Creek. There is a duplex in particular that I'm looking at. I was curious if there are other investors here that are familiar with the Sugar Creek area. The main reason I ask is because I've heard some bad things about the area in north Independence and Sugar Creek.

Any insight would be much appreciated.

[Trevor Tilton]

I would not be afraid of Sugar Creek. It's just like everywhere else in KC, there are good areas and bad areas. For the most part Sugar Creek is a tight knit community of long time residents who take pride in where they live. All of my properties are in Independence. The western border is the one we focus on. We try not to buy anything west of Crysler
There are good deals there but it just doesn't fit with our goals.