I’m all about diversification.

There is also diversification of risk, since we have them in several states. 

Landlording for most is as I state just a adjunct to everyday income.when I look back on my HML company I had in Oakland I had 250 investors that equated to about 50 million in play.I can only think of a few that were landlords... and those were commercial landlords not resi.. now I had a ton of borrowers of course.... but most with cash owned other business's.. and every kind of business.... they kept their business's invested in loans and most had some sort of rentals.. but usually came in Beotching about them and how to sell them and buy more notes LOL.My Daughter works for Intel.. she loves her corporate gig could care less about real estate other than she owns a few rentals as a diversification....

Curious to see others portfolio diversification.

Again, you can see the diversification you can achieve through Ali's post, linked above.Sorry - I realized my last post lacked specifics and I thought this might be more helpful.

By doing this 20-25% a year is achievable.The problem is there are lots of pretty shonky operators out there claiming 20% a month which makes this very respectable return look weak.Anyway, I think if you're prepared to put in the effort options trading is a good diversification to all your real estate efforts...My 2c anyway...Chris

I'm not a believer in diversification IF sustainable income is the goal.

i do believe in a little diversification, however.

As far as I know, Zillow is nothing more than a data collector, I believe is useful at least for people who lives outside the US.I could start with a market I already know (Huntsville, AL) I have some contacts there, but I am looking for diversification and higher performance.Hi Marco Santarelli,Your "2013 Housing Market Forecast" reports only the final result, can you explain the criteria you used for identifying the appreciation?

In my opinion, diversification comes when you have acquired the wealth you want and then you start peeling some off into other areas if being "all in with one thing" keeps you up at night.