Rehab for older property 2/2 or 3/1

[Brandon Weaver]

First post on BP and I am in the process of acquiring my first investment property. This property is currently a 3 bed 1 bath house but you have to walk through 1 bedroom to access another. No way of adding a separate door. My thought was to turn these 2 connected bedrooms into a Master Suite therefore converting the 3/1 into a 2/2. Currently 3/1 houses are renting for +/- $50 as 2/2 in the area. I would think having to walk through bedrooms might scare potential renters away or they would treat it as a 2/1. Any thoughts/ideas would be greatly appreciated.