Real Estate is not one of those kinds of businesses that you can do from the "classroom"...It will definitely make a man or woman out of you...I can remember what it felt like to have my "dearly beloved" convertible car repossessed and having the lender going to my PARENTS' house trying to find the car because I was so embarrassed I had hidden it...

A woman I know just bought a house and hired a home inspector.

The guy had a pen and a piece of paper and was outlining his "strategy" to the woman who seemed desperately interested.

If your risk tolerance or personality does not fit a landlording mentality, then first decide whether the steps needed to be successful in business are your strengths before deciding to spend any money with aspirations of being a successful flipper, rehabber or papa murphys franchisee.Learn first about being a business man/woman first, then make decisions based on your expertise's to decide what business you want to be in before taking the steps.Good luck in your next venture.Mike[i]Steady Plodding brings prosperity, hasty speculation brings poverty...To be a successful investor, you must spend less than you make and then save and invest the rest for a long long time.

As a fellow Connecticut resident (and woman!)

Also my agent has steered me away from 2 units and said to focus on 3 and 4 units where the cashflow is much better.I'm also looking into property management companies to help deal with the maintenance end of things.I haven't heard back from the woman I made the first offer to, so I'm assuming she's going to say no.

If its a woman watch out!

The "injured" woman was already totally disabled, but was working under the table at a bar and for a contractor.

Got a letter from a low-life, scumbag, waste of skin TV contingency lawyer on that one.Then, a woman was driving her car while talking on the phone and carrying her hot coffee.

For example, there was an older woman in eviction court the other day.