Atlanta is a diverse city and we have been glad to see the returns us and others have made investing here.

I'm super excited and have gone to some seminars, read some books, but I'm ready to dive in a get started for real.My dad is a contractor, my husband an accountant, and I'm in marketing, so we hope that our diverse skills will jive perfectly.Wish us luck and if you are in the Charleston area, look us up!

From what I learned so far REI seems to be a very diverse business.

If the part-time job provides you that diversity and helps you unwind, doesn't sound like a job to me at all.

I was wondering is there certification that would help me diverse myself from others or is that done mostly by your reputation, recent work done and such. 

Hi @Aaron Xie You could:Lend some money to reputable developers / investors (can be risky if you don't know who you are lending to nor understand the specifics of the deal)Invest in a single apartment building with a 10%+ cap rate (risky if this is your first investment)Invest in several properties through a reputable turnkey provider with a blended rate of 10%+ return (most diverse and least risky in my opinion for you)Invest in a few notes via reputable p2p lending site (the most passive strategy of all, stick with debt vs equity investments)I suggest looking in the Chicago and Indianapolis areas as both of them offer lucrative returns if you focus on investing in the right micro-markets and have a great property manager in mind.I'm sure some folks from those areas would be happy to refer you some great contacts.

Newark is a very diverse city with pockets that can be good and pockets that can be very bad.

While I don’t have any real estate experience, I do have extensive experience developing and leading all types of diverse teams, setting long-term goals and building systems and processes to achieve them.

On the other hand, Kansas City is a much larger market with a diverse, modern economy, growing jobs and a growing population.

If you're buying for long term buy and hold, you need to be looking at market that not only cash flow well but have good economic and demographic trends with modern, diverse economies.