Kansas city is a great market to invest in - are you thinking smaller (1-4 units) or larger (5+ units) multifamily properties?

I did have a relative living there and my wife went to school there so I had some familiarity with the city. 

For the areas of interest (you are local so I'll say suburbs west of City Line Avenue) there are few and far between -and- have many investors sitting on large sums of cash to jump on anything that comes up (where I would be navigating a reverse 1031.) 

But I do know our city needs a lot more of the first type. 

I don't know CLE per se (I'm based in STL), but I know the financial side of gut rehabs in urban centers of big cities.

I like the one that requires payments to be deposited in an escrow account:New York state law requires that consumers receive a written contract for home-improvement work that exceeds $500.

What city is the property in?

And it's not only homes, it's all the infrastructure a city needs.On the insurance issue, I think this may be the end of national carriers.

As you move to the next team/city you can repeat the process. 

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