Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Blue Springs.

As a real estate agent, if you contacted me out of the blue and approached me like that, I would feel very confident about working with you. 

@Jim Hlavacek You click on the name of the person (Blue) and it should give you the option to connect, message, etc.

@Trish Dunn Hey Trish....I attend the Montgomery/Buck County meetup in Blue Bell. 

My reluctance is that it is in an A -A+ neighborhood and everyone I've listened to has said that it is best to buy in a B-C+/blue collar neighborhood so that your chances of keeping a longer term tenant and avoiding annual vacancies will be low. 

Then never touch that mortgage again.Once in a blue moon I'll see a 30YF down in the mid/low 2s, vintage 2012 or early 2013.

You are entrusting that person to steward your capital the best as they can and if they have questionable character or have limited to zero experience with large sums of capital or capital projects I would run.Here is a list of 3 background check companies that are recommended for 2020.https://www.business.com/categories/background-check-companies/I find it somewhat amazing that investors will put a blue collar work force tenant through the wringer IE back ground credit etc etc all over can they pay 750 dollars of rent.. but investors will do no back ground on someone they hand 100k or more to  :)   

@Elizabeth Zielinski - there are plenty of blue-collar type neighborhoods that are close to Detroit that have solid tenant bases and are much lower-maintenance compared to Detroit proper.

All,Just opening up our first long-term rental property in KCMO, and got a letter out-of-the-blue from the KC Health Department, saying they think the property is being used as a rental, and therefore needs a permit (plus fees and inspections, of course), per City Ordinance 180248:  http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/LiveWeb/Documents/Document.aspx?

id=8b0adb51996444d4879338b5529aa9cdSearch the address, identify the structure on the map, and if any part of it (even the tiniest corner or a deck) touches the blue shaded areas, it’s in a flood zone and requires insurance.You can also go to Msc.fema.gov, search the address there for info on the flood insurance rate map.