Since you cant push yourself , now you need leverage from your knees ( like women pushups) so  by doing that you are not putting all wait on your arms and you can doing it gradually until you built up muscles..SO YOUR CASH right now is you weak muscle , tough to lift your body ( Buy a house with current cash) SO you are using your knees ( Loan ) until you strengthen your muscle (cash) .PS ( No intention on offend Any women ) There are some women way stronger than men.. ( just wanted to make a simple analogy that we see in our common world... 

Also being a Women, I would love to hear Women's experience in real estate in New York.

I always chuckle when folks get on here and say women are discriminated against in the RE world.. when in fact they are the majority..

My mother is on the board for a non-profit organization in Milwaukee that provides housing, services and life skills training for low income women, particularly those from the 53205 and 53206 zip codes. 

don't know enough women investors so am seeking to connect with women investors in chicago and surrounding suburbs.

That is like saying “ I might as well live a life of celibacy and be a monk because it seems like everyone around me is dating women and there’s no point looking for a significant other these days “

Why I left California: stupid high taxes, pollution and traffic... and my house was worth way more than it should be and so I fixed it up and sold it (in September).Granted all these things were present when I moved there but once I stopped working in film and started RE investing I realized I had no good reason to stay in California (OK... minus the warm weather and high volume of attractive women). 

Would love to have you at Denver Women Invest. 

I'm looking to connect with other Women that are in Real Estate.

Put a for rent sign in the lawn.There are a number of places that people can go to for help, battered women shelter, childrens shelter, friends, family.