I have not looked at SW but I am in SE Florida a good amount, the market is so hot it is not worth investing.

Houses in my neighborhood are selling like hot cakes, hit the market and sell the same day.

Last week, I posted this:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/332...The bottomline is: to be able to compete in this HOT market, you got to find OFF-market deals.

Congrats @Fahima Hilal the Clifton market like much of Northern NJ is hot right now the parts of the area has great potential and upside for the future good luck with the new property

@Lucas Carl San Antonio is a great market but it is hot like everywhere else.

I'm interested in flips as well, and have been told the market is HOT!  

I'm probably ok paying a little more and operating on smaller margins because of how hot the area is.

Can get you into hot water as far as Fair Housing Act as well. 

In your climate, I would probably use faced polyisocyanurate on the the external side of the wall assembly.Plan sounds reasonable ... the more insulation the better whether you live someplace hot or cold as it keeps the heat on the correct side of the wall.

Asheville is a hot market right now, so I am excited to learn from all of you as I prepare to purchase my first rental property by the end of this year (I wrote it down so it must be true, right?)