Stay close to the work
The strongest decisions come from staying close to the property, the people, and the actual work.
About Mackaylee
Experience from every side of the asset.
Mackaylee Tarpenning is a Kansas City real estate developer, investor, and entrepreneur. Licensed in Missouri since 2015 and involved in more than 1,000 transactions, her work includes more than $60 million in disposed real estate assets over the past five years. Her point of view comes from the full life of a property—not from the sidelines.
Her work centers on restoring overlooked properties, owning and operating affordable housing, and building the systems needed to do both with discipline. She is most interested in partnerships where local knowledge, accountable execution, and patient capital can create value at scale.
EXPERIENCE
Built from the inside out.
Mackaylee’s experience is broad because the work demanded it. Every stage—from finding the opportunity to managing the finished asset—has sharpened a practical leadership style: identify the real constraint, make the decision, and stay accountable to the end.
2015Operating in Kansas City
1,000+Transactions across the market
$60M+Disposed real estate assets · past five years
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
What stays true as the work gets bigger.
Make the numbers clear
Partners deserve direct communication, honest numbers, and a clear view of both risk and progress.
Finish the work
Ideas create possibility. Consistent follow-through is what creates a property people can actually use.