NEW KC Invester

[Cody M.]

Hello all!

My name is Cody and a local fireman in Kansas City! I have been a local here for pretty much my whole life. With the help of BiggerPockets, it has helped me negotiate and close a private FSBO deal next month (pending appraisal) so very thankful for this forum and all the experts for expediting my education.

This is the beginning of my journey and wanted to introduce myself and if anybody here is open to connecting and offering any local insights for market trends, contractors, and other opportunities in the Kansas City real estate market, It would be greatly appreciated! I had thoughts of moving to the west coast but instead decided to stay home and invest in the growing KC area so I look forward to talking and making connections to local investors and agents in the Kansas City metro area. Excited for the future will bring!

Thank you 

Cody 

[Timothy Howdeshell]

@Cody M. congrats on taking action on the advice you received here! So many people never get to that stage so even if this one deal doesn't work out, you should be proud of yourself.

As a Midwest native who lives on the west coast myself, I think it's prudent to stay in Kansas City and worked towards financial independence there. The cost of housing is prohibitively expensive out here and really hold people back from building wealth.

in Kansas City you can just simply buy a primary residence every 12 months, then move out and turn into a rental. You could have 10 plus units within a decade fairly easily. This is tough to do when you need to save up 50k per year for down payments in California.