Anyone have experience in MO?

[Jesse Smith]

Hey all,

I'm a new investor who is looking to make a couple of purchases in the near term and have been looking rather intently in KC and St. Louis, MO. In St. Louis, there seem to be a number of "up and coming" neighborhoods with good proximity to the city center, employment etc. while also having a significant investment being made into the neighborhood themselves, including Dutchtown and Gravois park (Dutchtown revitlization site http://dt2stl.org). In KC, I'm looking at a number of properties in Northeast KC. I live in Los Angeles, and as such am largely unfamiliar with these markets and therefore would love to hear any experiences that others may have had there.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Jesse

P.S. This is my first post, so go easy on me :)