I am also predicting I could get around $1,300 for each unit as a 1 bed 1 bath apartment with what I believe to be around 600sqf.

and 2 children still left at home, I need to develop a business that provides us a predictable, ongoing income.

Rent roll is 1% of asking price as it stands but I predict rents could be raised 20% without too much resistance.

I always make sure I'm 1% rule or better, >7% CoC and positive cash flow with the 50% rule (generally I'm predicting ~40%, but in case I've missed something, I stay conservative). 

In the markets where they all 'agree', it's my opinion that those markets are likely fairly predictable to your expected rental activity. 

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.