House Hack Realtors in the KC Area

House Hack Realtors in the KC Area

Member since 2022 · 5 posts · 8 votes

My wife and I were were considering a house hack in the Kansas City area and were wondering of any realtors that had specialized in this type of real estate in the area. If there was anyone that folks would recommend, I would appreciate it.

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Real Estate Broker · Kansas City, MO · Member since 2017 · 535 posts · 292 votes
4y

You might want to reach out to Caleb Brown.  He's active here on BP...  Are you wanting to do a single-family home or maybe a duplex or quadplex?  You can still make it happen.  It's ever important to pick the right location and type of property...

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  • Real Estate Broker · Kansas City, MO · Member since 2017 · 535 posts · 292 votes
    4y

    You might want to reach out to Caleb Brown.  He's active here on BP...  Are you wanting to do a single-family home or maybe a duplex or quadplex?  You can still make it happen.  It's ever important to pick the right location and type of property...

  • Real Estate Agent · Kansas City · Member since 2018 · 4k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    4y

    Hey! Happy to chat. Multi family is ideal to do it. It is harder to find so another option is a live in flip or renting out the basement/AirBnB it

  • Real Estate Agent · Southern California · Member since 2019 · 681 posts · 281 votes
    4y

    @Alex Smith I would do the agent finder here on BP! Its a great resource to find qualified investor friendly agents. 

  • Member since 2022 · 5 posts · 8 votes
    4y
    Quote from @Luther Wilson III:

    You might want to reach out to Caleb Brown.  He's active here on BP...  Are you wanting to do a single-family home or maybe a duplex or quadplex?  You can still make it happen.  It's ever important to pick the right location and type of property...

    Duplex or quadplex is what we were looking for. We were going to try and live in for a year if we could find the right spot. 
  • Member since 2022 · 5 posts · 8 votes
    4y
    Quote from @Nicholas Coulter:

    @Alex Smith I would do the agent finder here on BP! Its a great resource to find qualified investor friendly agents. 


     I appreciate that, will take a peak at it.

  • Wholesaler · Kansas City, MO · Member since 2015 · 41 posts · 13 votes
    4y

    Ive done it twice, both duplexes. One in KCK and one in Raytown. KCK was a pocket listing and Raytown was MLS.

    Some pointers. 

    1 always ask for pocket listings (offmarket deals)

    2 know how to run your own numbers, do not rely on your agent for this.

    3 offer what makes sense to you, not what people are asking. the market is cooling, you dont need to go way over asking like a did a few months ago.

    DM for more details, happy to share.

  • Real Estate Broker · Kansas City, MO · Member since 2017 · 535 posts · 292 votes
    4y
    Quote from @Alex Smith:
    Quote from @Luther Wilson III:

    You might want to reach out to Caleb Brown.  He's active here on BP...  Are you wanting to do a single-family home or maybe a duplex or quadplex?  You can still make it happen.  It's ever important to pick the right location and type of property...

    Duplex or quadplex is what we were looking for. We were going to try and live in for a year if we could find the right spot. 

     That's a vibe, for sure.  :)

    Some other things of which you'll want to be mindful:

    1.  The location of the property

    2.  The ACTUAL costs of taking down the deal AND keeping it.  (pad and cushion everything and have extra in reserve somewhere or with someone.)

    3.  Be reasonable on what you target as your potential "all in" amount on the purchase & rehab.  (I'd be less concerned about "built-in" equity now and way more focused on the location of the property and the size of the renovation project.) 

    Basically, your options to buy are gonna be with traditional financing or a BRRR of sorts... Unless you find a seller who's willing to carry the financing or let you purchase subject to the existing financing. Even then, a BRRR for an owner occupant purchase as a house hack could be very challenging to maneuver through... Especially if it's your first go round... So really, the most seamless or simplest way to do it might be the traditional financed route.

  • Steven MayBusiness Member
    Real Estate Agent · Kansas City, MO · Member since 2018 · 262 posts · 250 votes
    4y

    Hey There! I work with several house hackers. I also started with 2 house hacks myself (check out my page for details).

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