I have one townhome here in Richmond VA with the same issue - I think it is mostly the time of year, but the "hot"season also depends on your location.

His take is, he got a "hot house".

Just as an example, say the multi-family properties in your area are hot and going for at or above asking price.Now, say 1.5 hours away in a different state, there are multi-family properties with tenants, but it's also in a college town (some of the properties don't look to be student tenants, but long term tenants).

I'm hoping to connect with other tax deed investors to help me expand my knowledge on the subject.

I have been reading everything I can on the subject and regularly attend the Pittsburgh REIA meetings but I don't have a lot of money to work with after a recent divorce so I'm saving what I can to get started.

If they did it while being licensed they would be subject to disciplinary action by the real estate commission.

Hi, I am Krystof Bartos, I invest in real estate in hot appreciating markets throughout US.I am always looking for automatic and forced appreciation to have maximum return of investments for my investors and myself.My specialization is real estate markets.

Hot/up and coming areas?

If you engage your IRA in an active business such as flipping properties then income of an IRA generated by this activity will be subject to Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT), but again - the IRA will be responsible for this, not you personally. 

@Javier Acosta There's a huge difference between "assuming" a loan and buying a property "subject to."