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Investing in Marshall

A Pittsburgh investor's snapshot of Marshall — typical rents, rent-to-price, renovation values, and how the numbers pencil for rentals and flips.

Rental snapshot

Appreciation
Rent-to-price0.46–0.51%/mo
Price / unit (2–4 unit)$345K–$465K/unit
1-BR rent$1,525–$1,750/mo
2-BR rent$1,850–$2,075/mo
3-BR rent$2,400–$2,650/mo

Flip / value-add snapshot

Premium
Renovated ARV$500-$800K
Typical buy range$275K-$540K

Hampton-adjacent. Same buyer profile, cheaper entry. Underworked.

How Marshall pencils

  • rents alone will not carry the debt at list — this is an appreciation or value-add play, not a cashflow one
  • there is a real spread between buy price and renovated value, so a value-add works when you buy right
  • entry prices sit near the top of the metro

Against the rest of the metro

185th
best rent-to-price of 192 submarkets
97%
of Pittsburgh submarkets are cheaper to buy into
1.6×
renovated value vs. typical buy price

What a typical Marshall rental looks like

Purchase (midpoint of the range)$407,500
Rent (typical 2-bed)$1,963/mo
Down payment (25%)$101,875
Principal & interest (7%, 30yr)$2,033/mo
Taxes & insurance$747/mo
Vacancy & maintenance (7% + 10%)$334/mo
Estimated cashflow$-1,152/mo

-13.6% cash-on-cash on the down payment alone

Self-managed, before closing costs and rehab. Midpoints of the published ranges — a real property will differ, which is what the analysis on an actual address is for.

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Similar entry price, rent-to-price and renovated value.

Directional investment estimates showing where the numbers point — not an appraisal, and not a statement about any community or its residents. Always run real comps and rents on a specific property. Equal Housing Opportunity.