The "hottest" markets may simply be the ones that fall down the least... or manage to grow a modest amount.

Better yet Refi and cash out the equity and invest in the #1 hottest market in the USA .

This is hotter than a firecracker the number on hottest new Market in the USA .

Hoping Brandon will chime in here...Investors from multi-billion dollar hedge funds to individuals buying as few as 10 properties have acquired more than 1 million homes across the U.S. in the past three years, transforming a mom-and-pop business into one of Wall Street's hottest investments.

Welcome to BiggerPockets Matthew S.You happen to be in one of the hottest markets in the whole country right now!

It's in the hottest zipcode in the city, near the LSU Lakes and campus- an area that doesn't see vacancies because of demand and short supply.

If you hadn't noticed, Bend was on almost every national survey representing one of the hottest real estate spots in the US.

You can find it on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/Zv0ZphFrank also has another book called '10 Commandments for Real Estate Investors' that I reread every other month or so as a reminder: http://amzn.to/15ikXL0Ken McElroy has two great books on apartment investments and one on property management:The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss http://amzn.to/HdXVf1The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing: How to Identify the Hottest Markets and Secure the Best Deals http://amzn.to/1bcWx50The ABC's of Property Management: What You Need to Know to Maximize Your Money Now http://amzn.to/1d518JKAlso see Ken's BP interview on Podcast 052: Buying Apartment Complexes, etc. here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/09/bp-podcast-052-raising-millions-ken-mcelroy-rich-dad/I think these are the place to start, but there's many more let me know if you'd like to see more.

I do not understand how this is not one of the hottest topics in a forum of so many full time investors?

One of the hottest topics on this forum is the 50% rule.