For investors
Brian Dinkel is an investor-friendly real estate agent with Platinum Realty. He helps investors buy and sell duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and small apartment buildings across the Kansas City metro, Lawrence, and Topeka. Most of his clients live out of state.
A fourplex looks promising online. The rents seem reasonable and the price fits your budget. But you still need to know what the units look like, which expenses are missing, and whether the property works with your financing. My job is to turn an online listing into a decision grounded in the property itself.
Plenty of agents say they work with investors. Here's what that means in practice:
I started as an investor. In 2006 I began buying distressed properties, and for the next seven years I flipped houses and bought long-term rentals. I've been a licensed agent in Kansas and Missouri since 2015, and I'm the Kansas City agent for Out of Town Landlord and a Semi-Retired Physicians Recommended Agent.
I close around 20 investment property deals a year, with a focus on multifamily. You can see my documented multifamily sales or read more about my background.
Whether you work with me or someone else, these questions sort investor-friendly agents from the rest:
A useful search starts with your criteria: budget, financing, available cash, preferred unit count, condition tolerance, and return requirements. If you use debt-service coverage or cash-on-cash return, we'll discuss the assumptions behind those targets. A property that looks attractive before financing may not meet your requirements afterward.
Photos miss condition issues. Local walkthroughs help an out-of-state buyer gather better information, and we'll talk about where an inspector, contractor, lender, or other specialist needs to give an independent opinion. If units or records are unavailable, that limitation should be part of the decision.
Your search may cross city and state lines. Rather than assuming one market always wins, we compare actual properties in Kansas City, Lawrence, and Topeka using consistent assumptions. Two properties in the same city can produce very different results. My area guides cover how each market differs.
An investor-friendly agent evaluates property the way an investor does: by income, expenses, financing, condition, and exit options, not curb appeal. They can read a rent roll, separate actual rents from projections, and will tell you when a deal doesn't meet your criteria.
Not always. We can set up a process for gathering local information when you can't be present. Whether to travel depends on your comfort level, the property, and the information available. A remote purchase still requires careful due diligence.
We can use your target to screen properties. Whether a suitable opportunity is available depends on pricing, financing, expenses, condition, and your requirements. I won't describe a property as a match simply to keep the search moving.
Yes. We'll start with your budget, financing, and ownership plans, then discuss how to evaluate the properties you're considering. If you plan to live in one unit, my house hacking guide covers FHA purchases of 2–4 unit properties.
Yes. My closed sales are concentrated in 2–4 unit properties, and I also work with buyers of small apartment buildings with 5 to 20+ units.
Share your budget, financing plan, and timeline. If you have a property in mind, include the address so we can start with a concrete example. Prefer to talk? Call or text (913) 708-1185.
Brian Dinkel | BD Real Estate Solutions | Platinum Realty | Licensed in Kansas and Missouri