FYI,  my parents are old school 1st gen immigrants who typically do things the hard way due to ignorance, language barrier, and cultural differences.  

Check out quality of posts, websites, LinkedIn and any other background information.Since I'm new to the REI arena, I've spent considerable time learning, observing, following and reading select member posts on BP that I've come to trust, just to understand the nature of this diverse business. 

I'm probably one of the people you mentioned that avoids the "****ty" little towns because they don't provide a diverse enough job base/stability I'm looking for. 

It’s the second largest banking center and has been attracting companies and significant population from New York and other more expensive markets on the East Coast for its great culture, low cost of living, and lower cost of doing business.Agree or disagree with my personal analysis?

It's awesome that we were able to get such a diverse group together!

There was a lot to learn here, mostly about human relations, and there was a lot of interesting and diverse insight by the posters.You sound like a motivated, efficient business professional used to travelling in a circle of like minded people and as you said, you have expectations that the folks you deal with will carry a similar attitude. 

We think individuals will continue to find crowdfunding opportunities - given the low minimums compared to direct project investing, diversity of deals, and online access - to be an attractive component of their real estate investing experience.

I plan on continuing to build this site until BiggerPockets becomes the next cultural phenomenon.

How diverse is the employment in the area?

He put cultured stone over brick to give a more updated look.