I am just wondering, has there been a presence of hedge fund/private equity money coming to KC?

Some of the things that come into play include: school district rankings, crime rate, median income in the area, median rental rate, presence of vacant or boarded houses, overall condition of properties, % of homes that are rentals, amount of retail non-distressed sales to homeowners, # of Section 8 rentals, and your own opinion/intuition as an expert in your market.

It could be the location, i.e. coastal SoCal (or conversely at the airport where people are literally trapped for hours), it could be the exclusive presence of unique brands or merchandise (think boutique/trendy/artsy), something special has to draw traffic.

They be among a few starting points where there's a presence.  

Great to see the CT presence everyone, thanks for the welcoming. 

Unfortunately it is not often composed as a "list"

It is a small business owned by him and does not have a negative online presence at all. 

@Sam JoshCalculating the gain on an investment property is as followsSelling price less adjusted basis less selling expenses.Selling price = Agreed price to sell a propertyAdjusted basis = original purchase price less depreciation plus improvementsselling prices = broker fees, etcIn your case - the gain might be neither 20K or 14K if the investment property was used as a rental and there was depreciation involved.The total gain is composed of capital gains and depreciation recapture.

Seems to be an active FB presence for Western MA.

As a Veteran, Chase offers free premium accounts (no monthly fee, free checks, free cashier's checks, etc) and has national presence, of course.