When I was told there was a 99% chance I would not succeed I did not run to the hottest guru or coach for affirmation.

The "hottest" areas right now for flips are Dignowty, Beacon Hills, Olmos Park and few other historic areas have been the ones with the most appreciation.

I'll be investing in my first buy-and-hold within the next six months and am looking to dial in my search on the hottest submarkets in the area.

One of the hottest markets in the country.

Where I am in Austin is one of the hottest markets now, however, there are places here in town where there are so many REO's that values have held steady and gone down.

I live in one of the hottest neighborhoods in Cleveland and the lot next door is a community garden owned by the city.

What would be the hottest zip codes around houston area to purchase real estate? 

Here is a brief overview of many of the neighborhoods closest to the city center: Downtown Indianapolis - Neighborhoods and here is a recent news article highlighting some of those same communities: Neighborhoods once rundown now Indy’s hottest.

I also know others who invest/own in the area.Here is a brief break down of the multifamily markets you specified for the last 6 months:Portland - Average Sale Price: $437,887 ; DOM: 38.4 ; List/Sold Price Ratio: 98.5% ; 76 Sales in the last 6 monthsWestbrook - Average Sale Price: $208,540 ; DOM: 47.7 ; List/Sold Price: 93.3% ; 21 Sales in the last 6 monthsScarborough - 0 multi families sold in Scarborough in the last 6 months, I'm not aware of any that exist, this is really a higher end suburb of Portland South Portland - Average Sale Price: $321,258 ; DOM: 21.1 ; List/Sold Price: 97.3% ; 12 Sales in the last 6 monthsSaco - Average Sale Price: $211,680 ; DOM: 80.7 ; List/Sold Price: 93% ; 18 Sales in the last 6 monthsI'm not sure if the above data helps much other than telling us that Portland is the "Hottest" market.

I hate to beat this dead horse, but this very topic has been the hottest one in our business.