New investor in Kansas City

Hello all! 

I'm new to the BP community as well as real estate investing. I currently reside in the Denver, CO area, but am originally from KC (Johnson County specifically). Given the current state of real estate here in CO and the fact that I have ties to Kansas City, I have decided that KC would be a good market to get started. I've reached out to a couple of real estate agents in KC, but haven't found anyone that I feel comfortable with yet. Ideally, I'd like to purchase a buy and hold single family property, but am not opposed to flips either. I'm eager to connect with some professionals in the area.