STR License & Kansas City, MO Regulations

[Levi Perl]

I am interested in buying a STR in Kansas City, MO. The city has a law that a biz must have a license to own a STR in the city. However, I am being told by my agent that getting that license is basically impossible. At the same time, I am seeing that there are definitely STR props on the market in KCMO. And the city makes it at least look like there is a process for obtaining that license. Is it really impossible to get that  license? What would it take to get one?

[Grant Woodward]

Unfortunately, it is impossible unless you are either 1.) an owner occupant in the property you are using as an STR. or 2.) you buy a property with an existing license that was grandfathered in under the previous ordinance.