Some Albany-based female investors started a Rose, Rehabs, and Real Estate group and we'd love to invite other lady-identifying investors to join.

You open yourself up to some major trouble if you don't.Example 1: 26-year-old female applies.

I'm an executive creative director in advertising, having done agency life for 25+ years.

One in the SF Bay area that has been around a LONG LONG time is BAWB which stands for Bay Area Wealth Builders - they might be able to direct or assist you.

First of all, don't be surprised if the CPAs (if not experienced in RE investing) tell you you can't self direct, or that you shouldn't because it's too risky.

Two basic questions First, I have been told by director that we have 3-4 insurance companies that will write a policy.

Ok, for anybody still interested, I located the applicable regulations.Performing repairs yourself on property held within your SDIRA fall under United States Code: Title 26, § 4975, subpart (c)(1)(C) which reads:(c) Prohibited transaction(1) General ruleFor purposes of this section, the term “prohibited transaction” means any direct or indirect—(C) furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between a plan and a disqualified person;As stated above, it is a little vague and subject to interpretation.

It was firmly our belief that the female ghost had been keeping people from buying the property for over a year until she found a buyer she liked.

Buyer was just about to turn 30, female, no kids, and worked at one of the employers I said, drove one of the cars I named....... 

I did have an interesting conversation with their "director of education" who spends an hour to see if potential students have what it takes to qualify for their limited number of coaching slots...in less than a half hour he decided I wasnt a good fit for their program, and hung up on me :-) My non proprietary "secret" is; think about who the buyer is, figure out what they want and give it to them.