"Can't find out why real estate is considered riskier than stocks."1) Amount of money involved vs bunch of stocks2) Stocks offer diversity if you're not going for home-runs3) Liquidity since you can sell stocks in 5 minutes.4) RE requires forward-looking assumptions about price appreciation5) Managing a property poorly can make a HUGE diff in return.  

Net migration is positive4. job growth is steady 5 wage growth is positive6. median income per month > 3x of monthly median rent7. median rent/median home price should be at least over .5% (it's hard to get 1% in today's market)8. renter percentage > 30%9. easy eviction process (landlord friendly)10. diverse big employers (top employers should be in different industries)11.

I think it has a growing population and a diverse economy.  

@David ParnellAs you can see, even if you live in the same city there is huge diversity in the housing stock even within one zip code.  

It's a gritty, industrial city with a diverse amounts of industries and a strong rental market with a ton of students.That all said, Leaning towards Worcester, but still open to Providence.

Well, for me is to be financially free, with at least two-three personal houses, and be able to move freely without the "governing" vacation time or "PL" time from the big corporate job (even thought I'm part of the big corporate which I enjoy a LOT, I call this diversity, because I'm investing and like to invest on many things as possible, if that makes sense).  

We like properties in MSA >  $250K pop and local economies that have diverse industries.  

I view these goals as well within reach considering the diversity of knowledge that my team brings to the table.

If you used 3:1 leverage, you would be able to invest in $7.5 million worth of properties with great money management diversity (no single investment is more than 5% of  your total investment).

We have two former Goldman analysts on our screening committee and we're about to roll out a loan committee with some gray beard bankers, lawyers, and CPAs to provide a nice, diverse set of perspectives on risk and other matters.Our marketing team is working on a SaaS one-pager and standing up a webpage to describe the offering.