I am inclined to never buy another condo unless it is a compelling deal.

I run property management business along with my brokerage, but those zip codes are a challenge and the owners need to understand the risks.Your best bet is to find a company that does well in the urban core, or buy outside of the urban zone and get a PM to cover both.

Thanks for the feedback, Will...But, how can I compel the lender to reduce any fees?

There is one core factor I am trying to figure out as I found a dispute in view points in these books.

Tyler, check out coree. they meet regularly and span across a lot of different types of investing though based on my own valuation, sounds like it is mostly flippers, wholesalers, and residential buy and hold.i’m trying to branch into multi-family myself and putting together my own team of vendors. i’d love to chat sometime so feel free to contact me

Would love to get any tips and/or recommendations regarding the front range area and trustworthy contacts that could make up our "core 4" as David Greene calls them: Lender, Realtor, Management company, Contractor.

Lots of people enjoy condo living due to the convenience of managing a smaller living space, but being situated in a downtown core.5.) the strata rules can help you - if you don't want smokers, pet owners, short term rentals, hoarders, etc in your rental unit then it might be nice to have these rules in the strata bylaws so that you can refer the tenants to them or blame the reason why on the strata. 

The challenge for most flippers, however, is creating a core business system so flipping/wholesaling doesn't become a job. 

This will get tougher to address over a post and I am more flexible than these will appear when core functionality is working.No fraudRent due on the 1st, late after the 5th, eviction filing on the 10th (or something similar as long as it is consistent)Resident screening to include prior eviction, criminal background, prior landlord, credit and appropriate income/rent levelManagement of maintenance and contractor depth to handle their portfolioRenovated units turned within 5 business days (industry standard is 3)Un-renovated units turned within 10 business days (SLA with PM based on the limited level of work that is being done...flooring, paint, lighting)Vacancies filled within one of month of resident move out (SLA with PM as well)I am running out of time to post today; so, I just quickly typed up the items above.  

We have world class soccer stadiums and training facilities (Sporting KC, KC Current), as well as a huge soccer fan base.There are major infrastructure and development projects going on in the urban core that will transform KC over the next 4 years leading up to hosting the World Cup.- New international airport (completion 2023)- New Kansas City Current women's soccer stadium- New women's soccer training facility- New Royals downtown baseball stadium (TBD)- New downtown baseball entertainment district (TBD)- Street car extension to the Plaza- Street car extension to NKC (TBD)- New Buck O'Neil Bridge (2024)- Old Buck O'Neil Bridge Renovation/Park (TBD)- Arrowhead Stadium renovations to accommodate World Cup- Arrowhead Stadium entertainment district???