Market Demand: Buyers love move-in-ready homes, and flips are often the most attractive properties on the market.

In fact, just finished one that I have yet to put on the market. 

The "best market" is less about the market per se and more about the deal you're able to find in my opinion.

However, the property’s cost basis (what they originally paid) carries over to you, meaning if you later sell, you may owe significant capital gains tax on appreciation.Alternatively, selling the property at fair market value eliminates gift tax concerns, but your in-laws may owe capital gains tax on any profit.

No one has a "crystal ball" to time the market perfectly. 

It is not that good at the price point of DC or in my market (but better than my market).  

The key for me wasn't to invest in the 'best place' but to know a market so well that a deal jumps off the page when it appears.

My company has secured approval to develop 24 contemporary townhomes in my home market—a project of this scale and style is a first for both us and the area.

The property was in a great market but needed a full cosmetic rehab and basement finish to add a bedroom and increase resale value.

Fortunately for me, I started investing a time in the market where everything went up.