I can show you some malls in gentrified areas here where your women-folk get abducted in broad daylight. 

I've talked with a couple male friends and they've told me that women need to especially be careful dealing with contractors because "it's easier to rip off women."

So yeah, local politicians here are looking like king size idiots.The actual neighborhoods SF is famous for are doing quite well with active daily street life (working from home helps) such as pac heights, mission, north beach, Hayes valley, Russian hill, inner sunset, noe valley, nob hill, etc. etc.

If the perfect deal comes along and it's paint and carpet it will be better to make 20k than 5kget a seller lead sheet. get some ideas on how to build rapport while filling it out. learn about making soft pass offers on the phone. come up with "fear of loss" questions and a way to show a seller what they'd net if they listed their housesign up at highrise.com for a free account up to 250 contacts. put buyers and sellers in it.Write the letters or buy the letters/postcardsmail themtake callsmake dealshear the lamentation of the women.

I'm a service-disabled veteran and constantly hear about all the money set aside for veteran, minority, and women owned businesses.

Have you ever managed a bunch of (usually) younger women (nothing against women, ladies) ?

Thanks, I'm attending the Bigger Pockets webinar tonight, and I'm going to a women in real estate panel discussion in March here in NYC. 

Owner is an elderly women who is sick and lives with daughter.

I won't delve into politics as that's just not my style, but suffice to say, the sort of women who think like I do generally live in the city proper and not out in the woods like me.

Most housing choices are made by women.