I'm so impressed by the men and women on BP who are tremendously successful but take the time to share what they know, provide specific examples from their own dealings, and take a genuine interest in everyone's questions - with no thought to, "what can I get out of this".

May I suggest you attend Invest Club for Women RE meeting in Studio City on the third Wednesdays each month.

Little about myself.A tri-lingual, full time real estate agent serving Chicago and surrounding suburbs of Illinois for over 20 years.I am fluent in English, Polish and Russian, and is licensed since 1983.I specializes in both Chicago and Suburbs residential and commercial real estate sales.I LOVE REFFERALS.

It's always awesome and inspiring to hear from women out there kicking butt in real estate investing. 

There are a few properties to be had in the higher $200s to mid-$300s in the Russian River area where you could cover your mortgage through vacation rentals. 

The local papers reported a con women got her name added to a deed, then got a $200K mortgage via false identity, took the money, then disappeared.

This is an older women who has been in real estate and investing for over 30 years.

Recently, my Realtor who lists my houses for me spoke at my Women's Investing Club last month.She even said to us that night that the OPTION MONEY is going up around here.  

Especially when I was trying to convince three generations of women.

If they won't for that, call their competitors and use this experience to motivate you in future dealings.I once looked at custom home lots along with two women friends.