The more diverse it is can greatly effect a place. 

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

There's still much to learn, as this market is surprisingly diverse.

I see lot very diverse classes of neighborhoods, just want to find that good neighborhood that have a decent appreciation and help pay for itself. 

Its a much more diverse economic base than it was a few years back, though it is far from perfect.  

Unless you are going to dabble with pocket change like @Jade S. and @David Hurt so defaults will not hurt you much you will have to put in a large amount of cash and get a very diverse set of loans.

I wish to set up a strategy that is diverse and long-term, able to weather a down market cycle.

There is safety in having diverse income streams and that means more than owning both small and large cap mutual funds.

When you come here you'll get many diverse answers and some strong opinions why theirs is the best.

However, I'd like greater diversity, and in particular I'd like to get very smart about real estate.