Too many eggs in one basket if it's the only million.As long as interest rates stay around 4%, I'd make the most of that first and max out my ten conventional loans.

We used to have several lambs in the back yard (fruit trees galore) to fatten them up during drought conditions at the farm we had. 

If there is any low hanging fruit, it's gone within 1-6 hours.

I used to own my own company (Orchid and Hibiscus Nurseries) back home (South Africa) but found the market here in the USA not as fruitful and more streamlined to the pot plant industry as opposed to the connoisseur collector, definitely not enough to warrant further consideration.

When the Big 3 auto companies do poorly, your investments in that area will likely feel the pain as well.If you're looking in a market like Chicago (which has a much more diversified employer base), the well-being of the city as a whole (and your investments) won't be nearly as contingent on the fate of any one particular industry.If your property is situated in an area that has all of it's "eggs" (aka - jobs) in one basket - you're just ratcheting up the level of risk that you'll have to tolerate.

(Chapter 18 & 19)Letter writing has been fruitful as well.

So why put all eggs in one basket?

I am wary of this approach - it's a bit like buying a taxi medallion - not bad if that's the basket you're happy putting you're eggs in - and as long as Uber doesn't come along.

Like the saying goes, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”.

If so, I think wine and a gift basket would be greatly appreciated.