With a 3-5% down FHA loan, I snagged a cozy home in a hot spot, worked from home to play handyman, and created a hedge against the "what-ifs" of life.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Charlene Kingsnorth have you had an sec attorney also review what you are doing as if you're are having multiple people as part of a loan participating in it depending on the state this could get you in hot water - so be careful  good point Chris some state allow fractionalized deed of Trust mortgages other do not or require PPM like documents prior to offering them..

Florida's beaches may be legendary, but its real estate market is scorching hot too!

@Kolby Knickerbocker the WC overall is really hectic for the hot Local markets.

I'm looking into cities of central AR (LR, NLR, Benton/Bryant) Hot Springs area, and NW AR (Fayetteville, Rogers, Bentonville).If you don't mind me asking, what is it you like to offer new investors?

Great to see you're in North Carolina—a lot of hot markets there.

Any area particularly hot?

Buying a nice place for 250k that's worth 250k is less sexy than having equity from day one. 

Thanks in advance to everyone who shares their thoughts.Let's pretend I'm some 23yr old know-nothing in real estate BUT what I do know is Real Estate Investing content sells like hot cakes. 

Most owners are local and therefore “hot” money or out of area players are not yet chasing Pittsburgh assets, keeping prices favorable.References United States Census Bureauhttp://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/august/economic-impact-report.htmlMarcus & Millichap 2017 Multifamily Investment Forecast2017 Commercial Real Estate Trends Report by Integra Realty Resourceshttp://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/September-2017/Staying-CMU-All-Eyes-on-Carnegie-Mellons-Future/http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/features/pittsburgh-developments-watch-2017/