Helps me focus my energy, that way I'm not off chasing to many butterflies. 

Code requirements are also way too stringent despite being often obsolete and irrelevant resuting in more burden to home buyers No wonder why there is less and less new construction in LA and why there is a housing crisisWe now try to focus on areas outside of LA jurisdiction 

I know there are a lot of other factors in purchasing a house that I didn't want to focus on with this thread. 

The one thing - my new favorite as the best business/productivity book every writtenGood to Great - my previous vote for best business bookGetting things done - David AllenTraction -  Gino Wickman about building your businessyounger next yearLifeonaire - How to focus on a better life not just more stuff. 

What type of houses/buildings are you focusing on?

In Chicago, there are management companies that focus exclusively on subsidized housing since it eliminates the rent collection issues, and this could be an interesting play in SB. 

I want to get started in real estate investing, but I worry about making my entire portfolio 100% focused on real estate.

When you're starting out you may want to focus on the real estate itself rather than focusing on the nuances of financing terms and conditions.

That is risky in itself.It would seem a lot wiser to take those individual retirement plans and invest them into something they can each do independently such as smaller properties, trust deeds, crowdfunds focused on real estate based assets, or the like.

Focusing on Texas Tennessee and Kentucky.