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St. Louis Neighborhoods
Hi everyone! I'm looking to invest in St. Louis (but I'm out of state). I have my eye on a few properties but wanted some insight into the neighborhoods. How safe/what grade would you assign to Academy, Kingsway West, and the surrounding neighborhoods? Or for the more seasoned investors, how do you go about evaluating neighborhoods while out of state?
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Hey Cooper,
Kingsway West and Academy can be dangerous areas... the Delmar divide is a general rule of thumb, north of Delmar is rundown while south of the street is a lot nicer. I would be wary of those neighborhoods personally