Below is a break down of who I am, my background in real estate, and what I plan on contributing to the forum and other members.BIO -I am an active duty Army Soldier with 15 years of service.  

I am an Active Duty Army Special Forces Officer currently stationed in Monterey, CA, but most recently from and will soon return to Colorado Springs, CO. 

A little about me...I'm an Army veteran and fitness professional looking to aggressively beef up the retirement portfolio in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and surrounding areas.

Am fascinated with Newburgh, due to that is where the Gomez family set up their trading post with Indians, before the Revolutionary War, And they were a Jewish family from Spain, who sided with the Patriots in the Revolutionary War.

Where's Indian Head, MD?

Thank you all for the input.To be honest, I was a little unsure of how to respond to said listing agent’s reaction and that is why I pointed out that, yes, I do appreciate the concern if in fact that was the case, however, that being said, none of us would appreciate being ruled out of an offer simply based on our gender.It is really wrong to make an assumption that someone is not qualified to buy from you, just based on gender alone.It is for this reason that the Fair Housing Act came into place and what saddens me is that the only way he agreed to a showing was after my buyer’s agent pointed out my military background.I served in the United States Army and it is sad that, my agent needed to bring this up to try to win me a showing.My agent tried to convince this listing agent that if I can handle being in the military and seeing what I saw, living in the “supposed” bad neighborhood was the least of my worries, and it is.I know what I can handle and it just saddens me when people presume just based on my gender that I need something “softer, more secure” or else, I will fail.In the military, my MOS was 62 Bravo, heavy equipment mechanic.I am by no means fragile and incapable of taking care of myself and it is truly sad when a listing agent feels the need to bring up my gender as a pre-qualification for showing a property!

I'm an Army officer headed to Oahu.

A well trained army will be routed if 20% of them are killed in the battle ground.

I worked in several different industries (army, corporate,...) i ended up working as chief engineer in the luxury super yacht business.

I got my start in Baltimore in 2014 working full-time in the Army (still in).