Pilsen is good neighborhood that has been gentrifying the past 10 years, really hipsterish and diverse with a lot of new restaurants.

I think a diversity of viewpoints is a positive thing.  

Being an out-of-state investor Turnkey is an excellent pathway to building a diverse alternative investment class, within your retirement portfolio.  

Multifamily properties are highly desired among conduit lenders who need a diverse mix of property types for their loan pools, but CMBS loans currently account for only approximately 7% of outstanding multifamily debt according to the MBA.

Any place in Texas will do good as long as it is diverse and has a growing population.  

However, I'm looking a bit ahead when I will have access to rollover IRA assets that might be employed in a passive income scenario while also providing overall diversity to my entire retirement program. 

To me, that is one of the main benefits, along with that there are major universities, a very diverse range of industries (alot of Oil/Gas too though) suburbs that are booming now and have been for a very long time.

I hope to learn how to have a successful, diverse and large portfolio so that one day I will not have to depend on working 9-5 to put food on the table.

@Nate DaigleWelcome from the top end of 95 ;-)While there is a wealth of diverse experience and expertise here on BP, we are all investors at different points in our journey.  

Your " NICHES" can become many and diverse.