turn key

[Yusuf Mathai]

So I am a new investor with a day job living in a market that is very hard to invest in (Portland metro area). My day job is such that it would be challenging to try and do real estate and manage it myself. As such I have been looking at the benefits of turnkey real estate with management on board. I have been looking at a number of markets and I am considering the Kansas City market.

I have lined up a visit to meet with one of the companies doing turnkey operations in the area. While I am there I am hoping to take a look at some of their inventory as well as the market in general. I am hoping that getting some boots on the ground will give me a sense of what I would be getting into. From some of the posts I see that this may be more of a cash flow play, occasionally there may be some appreciation. 

My goal at this point is to preserve some of my capital, so this would work. 

I was wondering if there were any people in this market (or other markets) who might give me some insight into the topic. Also besides trying to get comps for other homes in the area, being able to evaluate the rehab and doing some research on  the rehab company any other pointers that might prove helpful?

thanks for any replies that come my way