Considering Des Moines, IA as a potential investment market. Any insights?

[Cole Rorebeck]

Hello! I am a real estate agent, and single family home investor located in north central Missouri. I currently operate a portfolio of 18 single family homes in a small town. I have been learning about the efficiencies that come with commercial multi-family and plan on making the transition in a few years. Currently I still need to narrow down a market to learn about, and have been considering the cities in my local vicinity (3h drive). This would include Omaha, Des Moines, or KCMO. Out of these I feel the most drawn to Des Moines, I just visited there last week and really enjoyed my time visiting the downtown market as well as the botanical garden. Looking to connect with anyone in this area who can hopefully help me break into this market in the coming years.