The short answer is yes, $9,000 is worth chasing, but 16 days with no buyer relationships in that market is a real constraint, so the next two weeks need to be almost entirely about finding the right buyer fast.
A few things worth knowing about how this typically works remotely:
Facebook groups tend to attract less serious buyers. The people who close deals regularly in a market usually hang out on bigger platforms. BiggerPockets has a Kansas City forum where active investors post. More directly, you can pull cash sales from the county recorder or a data platform, find who bought distressed property in KC in the last 12 months, and call them. Those are real buyers with a track record. That outreach takes a day or two and often surfaces people Facebook never will.
One thing most people do not think to ask at this stage: the agents who gave you the ARV likely know investors who buy in that zip code. A quick call back asking "do you have any cash buyers you work with regularly?" Costs you nothing and sometimes produces a name within the hour.
On the numbers, a $9,000 assignment fee (the amount you charge the buyer to take over your contract position) on a $118,000 deal is roughly an 8% margin. That is a workable spread for a buyer who knows KC, though some will negotiate. Hold your number unless the buyer brings a compelling reason to adjust.
I would want to know what your contract says about the inspection period ending. Does it include an earnest money deposit you lose if you walk, and how much is it? That changes how urgently you need to push versus how cleanly you can exit if the buyer list does not materialize.
What does your current outreach look like day to day right now?
