Considering multi family is one of the hottest asset classes right now and properties are selling for double or more what they sold for 5-10 years ago...

The house had good curb appeal, also the house was over 2000 square feet not even a block away from one of the hottest neighborhoods in city.

Also, I don't see appreciation being a meaningful feature of any regions/sub-markets (except maybe the very hottest ones) anytime soon so I'd think you'd really need to make it work with your income.If you can find a way to offset a future tax increase with savings elsewhere in your expenses (buying/financing a deal at a great basis, self-managing at scale, etc), the tax issue might not be as impactful to you as I am predicting it will be to the market overall.Anyway, best of luck on your journey!

I primarily fix and flip, and Southern Pines is the hottest spot in the county basically.

The Tacoma market is one of the hottest in the country and I have been outbid on every offer I've made by other investors (thanks China) who have made all cash offers, sight unseen, and no contingencies.

But those are definitely the hottest areas to do flips right now, which is what you asked originally.

You live right next to some of the hottest rental markets in the country where you can buy properties off the MLS all day long that will cash flow.

You need to intimately understand values, what the hottest areas and price pints are and what to do to bring out the most value per dollar spent.

Beyond data, you can look at what the hottest area, sales-wise, near you is and then start going two towns in out in all directions.

Even on the hottest days, there was no odor.