@Ryan Yu Here's an article with additional FAQs on cost segregation studies that you may find helpful.

I've been dedicating a lot of time to studying commercial real estate investing and still have a lot to learn.

On another note about the area, very positive news about Sony Studios project/mixed-use development.https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/1-8b-sony-movie-studi...

I think your plan of buying a second home in your market and renting the first, and building equity over five years is a great idea.If you want to see some 'case studies' of available investment properties (with financial analysis)  in the KC metro, as well as some additional info and stats, I am happy to discuss with you. reach out anytime.

I've started studying Airdna/Rabbu data, MLS listings, enemy method'd a number of properties to get a feel for the numbers.Now I want to hear from experts/investor/realtors/etc who know about these markets for STR. 

Did you know that the tax code offers many incentives for real estate property owners that have a cost segregation study performed, thus allocating costs to 1245 property?

Just get the book and study or do you suggest a course and if so which one?

Learn as much as you can from their scenarios and study the markets you would like to get started investing in.

If there are any lessons here, it is to send your kids to law school and have them study really hard and identify cases with huge payouts.

sell it yourself, FSBO, hire attorney to help with paperwork, list on FSBO website, they often have fixed fee packages. have one price if buyer has no agent and another price 3% higher if they do have one so they are paying for their  own agent, like in other countries if market is good agent is not of much help, if market really bad agent is not of much help, Also act like every real estate agent does, in every academic residential RE study does with their own properties versus their fiducial clients, and list the property for more and list it for longer than they recommend to their clients.