Podcasts, books, and online classes are great resources and will give you valuable insight into the world of Real Estate.Best of luck, my inbox is always open if you need anything.

@Chris Keator Just a little tip:    if the sub's scope of work is over $5,000 hold $500 retainage either 30 or 60 days following the "acceptable completion" of their work.   

And he got me thinking and I started recalling back in 2010-2011 I had a serious book flipping business going online.

The MF game is a long game. 

The classes, online training, meet-ups, etc make it a great value.

New to the game.

So glad you've discovered Bigger Pockets early in your real estate investing journey...and it looks like you've already made some good contacts here from your area....A few tips that may be helpful to you here on the BP website:You can set up keyword alerts so anytime someone posts about KC, Enterprise, or any of the specific markets you're evaluating, you'll be notified.

Almost all rental properties in town at owned by 3 or 4 people and they view anyone new to the game as competition, so I am here to connect with other investors.

It got me thinking about the nuances of negotiating with people in general, and I thought it might be cool to hear some quick tips from others that have been useful when negotiating. 

You can also look online for columbus and see if there has even been an application submitted. normally the city gets back to the contractor or architect and they forget to take some small action that needs to be taken to get the building permit approved. what I will say is i'm doing a new construction and it's taken at least a few months, but for a small renovation it should be much quicker than a few months.