Predicting the stockmarket to pull back drastically, then the housing will adjust accordingly too. 

Where do you predict a lot of growth in the coming years, especially areas that are more working class now?

Thank you all for the responses.I can see both sides of this issue: On one hand, Baltimore's crime, taxes, and poor schools make it a risky investment, but on the other hand, I don't think it's possible to accurately predict what the market will do in 5, 10, or 20 years.Plus, like many people have said, Baltimore's real estate market varies from block to block.

I'm in the early stages of our first BURRR renovation and we're predicting that we'll exceed the original budget by at least 1/3....mostly due to our failure to recognize things that really needed to be addressed (e.g., HVAC, plumbing) as well as the enormity of the project exceeding what time we thought we could contribute to the actual work.

“Cleveland home values have gone up 21.1% over the past year and are predicted rise 3.4% within the next year.”Not sure how accurate this is but 3.4% is not far off from what the long term national average is.Also this unit is about an hour south of the Cleveland market.

But of course, nobody can predict these things with absolute certainty, there are just too many factors at play.

It's near impossible to predict the market in the short term.

I know I'm not even hitting the 1% rule, but the properties are in an area of town that's incredibly predictable and vacancy is not a worry. 

I predict great success is your future.

Anyone that tells you they can predict them is either a liar, a fool, or both.