I gathered the recommended criterias like job growth, population trends, housing prices, diversity in industry, and etc.

They are in typically a larger city to do their purchasing and know how important diversity and population growth are.  

Hey guys, I'm looking at a few cities for my 1st MF - I'm hoping to keep the property for 3-5 years, and want to buy somewhere where population growth, income & job growth, and job diversity are highly likely.

We are highly leveraged and it has allowed us to diversity We invest in single family homes predominately short sales although our first was a foreclosure. 

It's very diverse, with college town, plenty of high-end real estate but also lots of older properties.  

Plus you can't beat the diverse community and all the resources.

Our goal is for early retirement in 15 years :) You will love the diverse community and all the resources.

Nicholas Patten The MeetUp is simply named cash flow since they play Robert Kiyosakis board game, and most of the investors have diverse portfolios with properties both here in San Diego and in cash flow markets out of state.

I'm considering it to diversity my holdings and to be involved in something that would be well beyond my reach otherwise. 

Regarding my comments about having a good accountant and being diverse with your investments, simply mean you have to make other investments and have enough writeoffs to hopefully offset some of the taxes.