All are within a mile of the new subway and the hottest location outside the beltway.The 50% rule is being interpreted by new visitor's as applying to every investor and every situation.

As you all know, today Tacoma/Pierce County is probably the hottest and fastest RE market area in Washington.I feel, in-order to keep buying at a reasonable price need to broaden my search, hence considering Shelton in mason county.

After a little less than my first month I went from $321.26 to $286.77 ($34.49 savings) and that's during the hottest month. 

Duplexes are common here but they aren't in the hottest areas. 

However Baltimore is the only city in the top 25 markets where the rental rate of return is over 20%Baltimore has one of the most stable economies in the United States, median household income averages $70,000 which ranks #4 in the U.S.Baltimore’s millenial population has grown 16% in the last 5 yearsBaltimore has over 1,000 miles of natural shoreline making it one of the most beautiful places to liveBaltimore gets over 2,000 hours of sunshine a year, rivalling Florida as the “sunshine state”Over 2.7 million people reside in the region making it the 20th largest metro in the countryHigh opportunity and relatively low home prices make Baltimore one of the hottest Real Estate markets in the nationHope this helps you Zaki.Yvonne Dupree

I'd like to be in an area that is up and coming maybe a little off the hottest areas.

It is the hottest I've seen it in 15 years.

I would say with DC and Los Angeles each having 3 of the top 10 neighborhoods nationwide for flipping, that those 2 cities have the best opportunities.https://www.redfin.com/blog/2016/03/which-neighborhoods-are-hottest-for-home-flips.html

The 50% rule is much more valuable and critical (again In My Opinion), as we've self managed multi-family property here for the last 8 years and found it to be a fairly accurate predictor of actual expenses, once you include all the things people don't usually think about - Capital expenses, management, marketing, to name but a few.The numbers you give lead me to believe this is an average (but reasonable) deal for a duplex in Anchorage and the reason it looked good initially is that this is the one of , if not THE, hottest segment of the market right now.

Hey guys, just wanted to touch base with the BP community and see what the hottest markets are right now in the country for flipping and buy and hold.