All of us who are local and biased will probably say, my city etc - and try our darndest to sell something :) But if I'm painfully honest, I'd say, Houston is probably hottest for appreciation.

Living in Brooklyn my whole life I definitely know how a town can go from what ppl called "Ghetto" to becoming one of the hottest markets on earth, so I just want to get in a market that's on the verge and I think Newark has that potential. 

Then once March of next year comes around and I'm close to having all my first property money saved, I will start to seek out a investor friendly real estate agent in my market of choice(where ever is the hottest at the time), explain that I am looking for a turnkey rental property and have them start looking for me a few days before I land there.

In our area, this is the hottest real estate market we haveknown. 1/200 houses would be digested without any impact to thelocal market.

I would love to hear about your experiences and where you think the hottest, and not hottest, places to invest are located.

If you dont have the courage to buy during the hottest economy ever, why do you think you will have the courage to buy during a recession?

Plus the gross rents will be much higher as well so you'll win in the end on that metric as well.So, if you'd prefer to keep your money close to home, I'd highly suggest at looking here in Sacramento or in the Stockton/Lodi metro area, as we're both the #4 and #28 hottest metro markets in the nation this year.

Here's my top 5 reasons why: Named #4 Hottest Metro in the US by Realtor.com for 2017.

We're projected to be the #4 hottest metro market in the nation this year with 7.2% appreciation and a 4.9% increase in sales growth.

The hottest areas today are ones that not long ago were the least desireable and the whole area can vary vastly from block to block.