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if you have disposable income, enjoy sitting in the same seats near the same people, plan to attend most games, and value some of the perks associated with being a season ticket holder (first dibs on playoffs, special events), then i think it makes sense. the fact that the chiefs are really good - and are likely to be a contender for the foreseeable future - also helps reduce the downside risk.
but in almost all cases - all teams, all sports - being a season ticket holder is a bad investment.
reasons:
1. you pay for a preseason game(s). enough said.
2. it's hard to resell and recover money when you can't attend. the re-sale fees are unreal high these days on ticketmaster and stubhub (often 15-20%).
3. the value of each home game is very opponent driven. next year's home schedule looks pretty great: eagles, bengals, bills, dolphins (tyreek return), lions, bears, afc west. the first four on that list will be high demand games. but then there's the years where you get an afc south or nfc south heavy schedule, and that can be miserable. home games vs jags, titans, texans, panthers, falcons will always do worse than games vs packers, cowboys, steelers, etc.
4. awful weather/holiday games almost always sell for less than face. the chiefs had home games this year on christmas eve and new year's day. neither were marquee games (seahawks, broncos). there were extreme bargains all over the stadium for both games, including in premium locations. even in the playoffs, the steelers game in 2016 (before the time change) and the titans game in 2017 were extremely cheap, with many tickets selling for less than $65. many fans are willing to stay home rather than freeze.
5. limits your flexibility. if you have friends in town or family and would like to take them to a game, but only have one extra season ticket, odds are good you're headed to the re-sale market. then you have to sell your seats, and likely won't recover the value of them.
6. if the team is awful, demand goes way down. imagine being a chiefs season ticket holder in 2011 and 2012. (as noted above, this is less of an issue in the mahomes/andy era.)
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