Bright Spots in St. Louis

[Megan Greathouse]

I often see people posting about St. Louis as a great place to buy inexpensive property with potentially high returns. The flip side that locals (like myself) usually bring up is that certain areas of St. Louis are dangerous, and you need to spend time in the area and on the street before you invest.

That said, there are certainly pockets that are turning around and showing lots of promise. This article shares some bright spots in an area of south St. Louis city where I bought a property earlier this year:

https://nextstl.com/2017/12/crime-st-louis-bright-...

The article points out some community activities that are likely helping... and I like to think that the number of investors who have been coming in to rehab properties and acting as responsible landlords is doing a ton for the community as well. What are your thoughts, St. Louis investors? What areas are going to see continued improvement in 2018, and what will help drive that?