One article I read sites the decline in Sioux Falls financial sector has created some uncertainty around the future of the city. 

Among a variety of glum forecasts the company officials made for 2023, Chief Financial Officer Jamie Cohen said Vacasa’s home count under management could decline in 2023, in part because of its sales force reductions, and shift in strategy toward signing up individual homes rather than focusing on acquiring portfolios of properties.

There are lot of retail stores going out of business and some pockets in the Midwest states are declining in population (smaller families).

I'm personally not a fan due to their dramatic population decline that they have yet to pull out of. 

Potential to stay two years (he asked for a 2 year lease, I declined that request).Both can get the deposit to me today, but they've both been emailing and calling me nonstop the past two days.

Below is the last 10 years:I have seen countless posts about how how our market has been declining, with zero facts to back it up.

Prices are on the decline and momentum has shifted.

Here is an idea on how Ohio cities are performing and projections on growth...this is from esri/ arc gisReal estate investing and owning rental property is an amazing thing...you can see guys here on the forums that are investing in declining markets and still doing well...I'm not an expert on any NY market, but I would guess you can find similar entry-level investment properties in Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo...

Appreciation is a given unless the trend is declining in the area. 

Will make an interesting case study (and probably bring down home values in several cities along the way) Long-winded way of saying there are many other drivers of the declining revenues we’re seeing.