The areas to the north and south are getting pretty built up and soon, maybe 5-15 years this area should be a hotspot for growth.If I buy and hold for the future it will only cost me a few hundred dollars a year for taxes, and I won't have to maintain anything. 

I am curious to hear everyone's predictions on where the hot spots are for real estate investing in 2015.

@Luca GianiYou might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities, City of Detroit Neighborhoods and comparing Metro Detroit to other hotspots investors usually consider:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Being in the hot spot vs near the hospital may also change the purchase price so you need to make sure the area gives you the % return you require.  

Why WOULDN'T that STR hotspot be on the map?

Has anyone ever used moving trends to assist in determining which markets to invest in?
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I saw this data provided by North Atlantic Van apparently they put out a report on our migration patte...

Find a correlation between the 2 and you have a market hotspot.

I operate 20+ STRs in the Cleveland market and we've been > 80% booked all year... and the property is a lot cheaper than in vacation hot spots!

I think this actually makes the smaller towns within say 30 miles of Austin the hot spot for investing.

The thing holding me back is not knowing the cities block per block, whereas in the Capital Region I know where the hot spots are.