In particular, the housing industry has created an incredibly diverse group of entrepreneurs and success stories, that can be shared with future generations.

That said Chicago is a very economically diverse area, with the right due diligence and number crunching I think there's good opportunity there and it still on my list of locations as an investment.

Pretty well sums up the culture of TX and Houston area.

Very encouraging to see so many diverse and talented engineers in this thread!

Seems to me it's possible to create cool, fun, cultural areas and support local business while doing it.

My guess is that, even though the post is directed at no one in particular, some people aren't solid on their investment strategy or knowledge so they interpret the post to be about them.The even weirder part is actually real-life Bro culture to a tee.

On a different but equally important note, the Phoenix economy at the moment is diverse and that is actually something that gives me confidence in the sustainability of current trends.

The big companies here are all focused on cloud offerings, which has only gotten more demand with the newly emerging WFH culture.  

Banks are scrutinizing loans, they have all but eliminated construction loans, some smaller investors are getting hurt on rent collection cans can’t evict.Larger investors with a diverse portfolio are somewhat protected, at least around here.

Diverse industries, academia, healthcare.. auto production and housing got hit hard in 2007 leading to phenom deals for investors with enough cash to complete rehabs and hold long term.