Here in Kansas City, we talk a lot about real estate investing. But let’s be honest: most agents tossing around the word “investor” have never written a rent-ready check or dealt with a midnight plumbing call.
If you were to call 100 agents today and ask, “Do you work with investors?” almost all of them would say yes. But the real question is this:
“Do you own investment property yourself?”
Now the numbers shrink — in our experience, only about 5% say yes. And that difference is critical.
Why Ownership Matters
Owning a rental in Olathe, Overland Park, or over in Raytown isn’t about résumé padding. It’s about cash flow, vacancies, insurance hikes, and yes — the furnace that decides to die on the coldest day of January.
Agents who have lived those realities know what you’re really signing up for. We understand how tenant management, maintenance costs, and tax strategies hit your bottom line because we’ve been there ourselves.
When we work with investors, we’re not handing out a script or just quoting market data. We’re sharing the lessons we’ve learned through our own properties and through managing 840+ homes across the Kansas City area.
Experience Brings Perspective
We aren’t knocking agents who serve investors without ever owning a property. But there’s a perspective you simply can’t fake.
When you’ve personally signed the lease, covered the mortgage during a vacancy, or wrestled with a contractor’s change order, you look at deals differently. You give advice differently. And that leads to better decisions for our clients.
Investors deserve an agent who knows the difference between textbook ROI and the real-life math after property taxes, repairs, and that surprise water bill.
The Big Takeaway
Kansas City isn’t Phoenix or Miami where values whip up and down like a roller coaster. Our market is steady — think more bonds than high-flying stocks. It’s a place where long-term rentals quietly build wealth year after year.
That’s why your choice of agent matters. Because if someone doesn’t believe in this market enough to put their own dollars into it, why should you trust them with yours?
BBQ Capital | Kansas City Real Estate Investing 