Nicer C class can command close to $1,000 in rent, but your pool of solid prospective tenants shrinks as well. 

-Shrinking unemployment rates year over year and quarter over quarter.

Louis region are somewhat poor (more so NOT growing as opposed to rapidly shrinking) but there are many neighborhoods that are seeing rapid growth and population influx, you just need to know which streets and blocks are the right ones.

Even if the mines stay operational, the demographics suggest that their work force is shrinking.

Keep in mind that the buyer pool at the higher price points shrinks as interest rates climb. 

Louis shrink down to just a ~1 hour flight. 

Therefore, rent will have to go way up because the supply of rentals keeps shrinking and more and more tired landlords are cashing out while the prices are so high.

Move a non load-bearing wall to shrink a secondary bedroom a bit in order to make a main bathroom bigger and more ornate.One exception to the kitchens-and-bathrooms rule is to create a walk-in closet for the main bedroom.

I am excited to learn from and grow with this community.Best regards,Dzung Doan  Baltimore really is the tale of two cities the inter core of federal hill, fells point, canton and Hampden are areas that growing with a good tenant base, on the other hand there are areas of Baltimore that have been shrinking for over 50 years, it’s really important in Baltimore specifically to know where you are buying an buy an an a class area.

Either way, market rent will keep going up 5%/year or more unless you’re in a shrinking area.