Although one of the best if not THE best marketing platforms there is, not being able to privatize the address of my rental on Zillow was definitely a reason not to advertise there.In a hot rental market, desperation will have individuals popping up when they feel like it in an attempt to "bully" you into showing you the property.

Any tips for hot areas ?

MFH is hot.  

The market has been, generally speaking, climbing throughout the country, and has been particularly hot in markets like Denver, Seattle, Portland, Texas, Florida, etc for several years now.I do not know if it will continue to go up, if it will plateau, or if it will come crashing down in 2017.

You'll most likely find 13%+ GY in those areas.The only reason I can see you buying rentals in a hot DFW market is for a long term hold (20+ years) or to package them up and sell as a portfolio so you can 1031 into a larger asset.

It's probably something like this.https://www.eztexting.com/They do things like "text 'wholesaling' to 313-131" and such.I don't know any wholesalers who use this, but I guess if your buyers list was really big and your market was REALLY hot you could do it.

Market is hot here.

Yes, inventory shortage in my area..Especially in HOT areas...Plenty of investment opportunities...Downtown Birmingham is Booming...The new Publix Supermarket opened and lots of new construction in the multi sector......

You just have to know how to do the calculations and work out the details with the properties and future economic developments.IRR can evaluate everything, including hot Markets like Brooklyn and Cashflowing Markets like the ones mentioned by others on BP.CoCR can only evaluate Cashflow Markets.Here is a really good Article everyone should read by Ben Leybovich of BP:Cash Flow vs.

But it’s a hot market.