It's literally over a year old in one of the hottest real estate markets (Austin) in the entire country.  

@Nicole Heasley most likely it's a location - Youngstown is not the hottest market - you can't make 100% on your money there.People flip houses all over Cleveland now and making decent money.I personally don't like the idea of flip: rentals give you much better returns.Check out the BRRR idea - just remember, to refinance the house, the 75% of the after repair value (ARV) must be ore than $50K.

We are fortunate to be in one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. 

I am wondering what your opinion is in specific to 10 Regent, in other words Liberty Harbor or Paulus Hook.Condos are best the hottest of the hottest areas or else is not worth it as you your comments would hold true.

This has recently become one of the hottest vacation rental markets in the country.

I happen to be in one of the hottest realestate markets in the country and find it difficult to buy rental property in this sellers market.  

@Richard Forton Tough call, man...The jump seems like a solid plan to me, but I'm not in your shoes :)Columbus, Ohio is one of the hottest RE markets in the country...we're basically slated for a guaranteed $5 billion dollars in development over the next 3-5 years...fantastic growth...low unemployment...high quality of life...2nd largest university in the country...I could go on...Would be glad to chat or get you going on an MLS auto-feed if you want to get familiar with the market (no obligations)Best of luck! 

If we were taking heat going out in the winter, or AC going out in some of the hottest days of the year, or no running water.

Based upon 3rd party independent companies like Truila, RealtyTrac, Zillow, etc. the Grand Rapids area is one of the hottest real estate markets in the country for renters and homebuyers. 

There are success stories from all over the globe that turned out right, likewise there are struggling investors even in the hottest markets.Some say it's having a strong buyers list, but unless you can find the deal, analyze it, negotiate the deal, fund the deal, you could have thousands of buyers and never do the deal.