What is a good way to find houses in a hot DFW market.We have 5 houses which we found by driving neighborhoods looking for foreclosure notices.Any advice

They read, they listen, but ultimately they analyze until they are paralyzed, afraid to finally dip their toe in the water and do a deal.  

I find some of the more aggressive investors doing larger rehab projects are focusing their efforts on neighborhoods that are "hot" or up-and-coming.

I know the market is hot, but really?!

You get a house for 10K , 3 doors down there is a boarded up house , the roof leaks , water can and will migrate to your basement .  

I would look for a restoration service like Servpro that specializes in fire/water damage, as compared to a contractor.

I was browsing the web looking for different deals and yada yada yada i see this advertisement for a 2 day special auction where 150 sandy damaged homes and lots will be auctioned and 24 with water views and 70 with actuall water frontage bulkhead etc... the cheaper ones had pre storm values 220k-550k and starting bid under 100k but not on the waterthe waterfront homes with that start under 100k are all scheduled for demolition HOWEVER there are a few starting 110k-240k with pre storm values of 450k- 1.2million...So they had the brochure for free on the line but make you purchase a information package with all the due diligence from title reports to sales agreement for the properties...So personally i will not consider a property scheduled for demolition.....

In my opinion, lot investments are best in a hot construction market or if you get for deeply discounted price like at a tax sale.  

We later found that the cement was originally mixed with salt water & hence the issue.

There is a house that I see a listing for that seems to have a massive amount of Mold and water damage in the finished basement which includes a bathroom.