A good agent will sell you and your offer to the listing agent effectively, and most good investor agents are known as such by the listing agents, and carry a lot of weight that things will get done smoothly and professionally. 

Let me explain -In January I had a freak gym accident - I've never been a gym goer but with the advent of my 2nd child I decided it was time to get healthy for my family, I was 315 pounds and really over weight so over the last 8 months I've lost 82 pounds but that's a story for another time.

This will give you an idea of the cost of upkeep and maintenance.

In my honest opinion, I think you may be putting too much weight on the gender thing.Sellers like to work with people who1.

People don't have savings and if you have tenants that always pay and stay a long time, then they're worth their weight in gold.

You can rent his unit and get the money for that, plus hire a landscaper for the lawn upkeep and they have insurance and workers Comp.

Right now I'm thinking commercial real estate (I've heard that, typically, leases are longer and sometimes the renter has very little responsibility as to the upkeep of the building, but have no idea if and/or how true this is).3.

For others, who really don't want to have to deal with upkeep or grounds, renting may make more sense because condos can be a terrible investment.

They are worth their weight in gold as a real estate investor.

But if I can get it within the first 20 days that would be spectacular, and if the BiggerPockets community has the answer for this then it would be worth it's weight in gold.