I am a licensed agent in Kansas and Missouri as well as looking for my first investment.

Well that certainly is a positive.

Nate barger and Jiries Dawaher have a great program for wholesaling as well!

Feel free to share any thoughts you have here as well. 

Prices are higher, but rents are very high as well.

This method allows each partner to defer capital gains tax on their portion of the property.It's important to perform the "drop" (distribution of property to partners) well in advance of the "swap" (sale or exchange) to comply with the "held for investment" rule.

You will need to make sure that are no gaps in windows, doors, etc and that the HVAC system is well maintained as a tenant could argue that lack of remediation is the culprit for a high utility bill.

I currently use Wells Fargo and it’s a pain in the butt to keep going there in person and setting up a security deposit account.

We do well with ours in Denver and Colorado Springs, for instance.

I've done a lot of value add as well so that helped speed up the process.