@Ryan L.I live in Southern Cal and coach Real Estate Investors nationally.A "Letter of Intent to Lease or Purchase" is how I train others to acquire properties.Then have a lawyer prepare all the docs.Finding a lawyer that "works for you well as a real estate investor" is not easy.Try  your REIA in Berkeley.http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/real-estate-clubs...http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/california-real-e...Antelope Valley Real Estate Investors Association (AVREIA) – link BAWB – Bay Area Wealth Builders Association – link Bay Area Private Money Lenders Group – link Elk Grove REIA – link High Desert Real Estate Investors Network – link Inland Empire Investors Forum – link InvestCLUB for Women – Orange Count – link Investors Resource Center of America, Los Angeles – link Mt.

TV commercials and shows are constantly portraying women as being intelligent and efficient while men are shown as lazy, clueless buffoons.

I had calendars of scantily clad women doing construction printed, I sent them to every company that I had their contractors renting from me. 

@Jay Hinrichs for his vast knowledge bigger picture view of the world@Joe Splitrock for the post that I'm certain will save me from the disaster tenants if  it hasn't already@JD Martin perseverence, ethics@James Wise for reminding, reminding and reminding me more to watch out for savages@Michele and Bruce Fischer whose podcast inspired me to try affordable rentals@Scott Mac@Mindy Jensen an inspiration to women in real estate@Nicole Heasley@Bjorn Ahlblad @Russell Brazil@Brian Ploszay@Steve K@Marc Winters@Michael Ealy An inspiring story and huge inspiration to think BIGGER@Dennis M.

I wish more people in our society would engage in behavior like this so that we don't have a generation of folks addicted to entitlements instead of embracing personal responsibility.

I remember years ago mine wanted us to take French Cooking classes & I absolutely balked.But the class was full of attractive women, a couple of interesting 'males' & a lot of good wine, so we had a blast.

The bottom line is that you have to follow applicable rules no matter how you invest or which vehicle you use, successful investors embrace the rules for their benefits.Your statement above is too generic.

Hello all,I'm a 24 year old investor in the Charlotte market, moved down here from NYC last summer to stay with family and have really embraced this fast growing city.Want to start out by saying thanks to everyone on here, I've gained so much knowledge over the past few months from bigger pockets and was able to purchase my first property in Charlotte (with the help of an investor) .

A bit off topic but have you dated any women from Sacra-mental?

And to MOST of all, do what I love.Because if you do not love what you do, you won't succeed, Why would you have the gift of life, and not try to embrace it?