of course, in our specific market, we are dealing with blue collar guys who often just hand over the keys and move out.

If the blue highlight disappears as you are writing, try it again.

specifically Independence, blue springs, raytown and lees summit?

We usually meet the third Tuesday of the month but with the holidays we are doing a joint Nov/Dec one (I have not booked it yet) and we meet off the Blue Line at Harlem@Christopher Leon also does a group in the burbs that I have heard good things about

Search BP for that, as well as cashflow vs appreciation, or my name and you'll get plenty of discussions on how lots of money is made in blue chip, aka hard to cashflow locations like NYC and SF.

My rentals are rent to own to just above blue collar. 

@Jay HinrichsI do not manage properties but hire a property manager to manage my properties.Although I agree that cheap properties in a rough area is not for an out of state investor, I prefer investing cheap properties in a blue collar working class neighborhood because that is where you can make most money.

Hello everyone, my name is Dan, I'm a blue collar guy (certified arborist) and I'm brand spanking new to real estate investing.In an effort to educate myself about the business and gain some knowledge, I've come to hang out in your community.

IF it doesn't have their name highlighted in a blue background (like yours is above) it didn't work properly and you should try again.

In a nutshell, if people are putting money into a deal passively with an expectation of a return and they are not part of the managing/decision making process, it is technically a security and falls under the jurisdiction of the SEC and state blue sky laws.