It's less likely they both will do poorly at the same time.Should you be so inclined, what I'm proposing is you learn about diversification by reading a book or two and then make a conscious decision of how to allocate your money between real estate and other things.

But they have become a much more "normal" country in the last decade as they have consciously decided to attract high net-worth immigrants.

I'm currently looking into motels and wondering what red flags I need to be most conscious of in the evaluation phase.

The RNC made a conscious chose to offer elective abortion services to their employees.

The adjustments are that I must be very conscious and particular about which acquisitions to take down.

Then, you set a new goal and continue the cycle.The only way to fail, then, is to consciously choose to stop repeating they "success cycle".

If you have one SFH worth 500k and it becomes vacant for 2 months, obviously you will feel it more than if you had 5 100k SFH's and 1 of the 5 became vacant for two months... something to consider since you seem risk-conscious.

One of the best things you can do, if you're not already doing it, is be conscious of your time.

Our biggest thing is being conscious of the ARV and rehab costs. 

They are way more budget conscious than any contractor ever is.