There are many women in this world who have achieved success in those areas without resorting to doing as you suggest.Rock stars - many women excel in this category.

Bryan,When the Realtor side of me comes up, I had to resort to comparing myself to a doctor, because no one believed me when I tried to compare to George Clooney!

Your biggest unknowns are usually the weather and insurance (my background is coastal resort property, speaking from that perspective only). 

Skiing, camping, golf, shopping and casino's within minutes of the parks.

FEMA is the insurer of last resort in every state. 

And I wouldn't invest in Commercial Property there either, UNLESS it was on the Water Front, but you better have the funds to invest there.Right now is not the time to invest in "falling" cities, even though the Realtors (I am one, but won't resort to that) will try to entice you.

They also informed us that we are 1-2 snowfalls from being out of space to pile the snow at two properties (translation: a loader and dump truck will be required to remove it).Of course, now that we are dug out, the weather is to turn cold {highs of -17C (0F)} for the remainder of the week, meaning I won't even get to enjoy {XC} skiing on all this new snow.

These are located in snowbird resorts, so pretty easy.

Our criteria for the surroundings are:Proximity to a substantial airportEstablished community with good schools, growing employment, low crimeA resort destination that offers potential for vacation rentalsOlder and newer homes in mid- to upper class neighborhoodsImproving real estate prices, but not yet over-heatedWe are taking the month of November to visit and research the southeast (Miami - West Palm Beach) and southwest (Naples - Tampa).

Well right, but let's say absolutely last resort you have to back out of a deal.