Though it is recommended that you do not engage any assailants you encounter, having some basics of self-defense ready can be a lifesaving piece of knowledge.Office safety is important, but so is safety out in the field.

Local meet ups are an awesome way to network and pick investor's brains on how they got started and mistakes/hurdles they've encountered. 

Although the specific issues you are encountering are not gender specific, I do want to speak up and say there are additional hurdles being a woman in this industry. 

If you have no experience fix & flipping you will likely encounter unexpected and inflated costs especially with the current market. 

The other options such a seller financing are extremely unlikely outside of the most depressed housing markets and/or massively overpaying for the sticker price of the property.

Also rates are higher today than they were in May, so you might get sticker shock no matter what you do.

However, I am concerned about potentially narrowing the pool of interested buyers or encountering unforeseen legal and zoning challenges.If anyone here has gone through a similar decision-making process or has expertise in real estate, particularly with waterfront properties, I would appreciate your insights.

Basically, things I may not be thinking of that you have encountered and view as must-have.

Not owning your rentals through an LLC exposes you to more risk, even if you have an insurance policy on rentals.However, as a new investor, you may encounter some challenges and opportunities leveraging the LLC.

However, we've encountered situations where guests have set the temperature to extremes, like cooling the house to 70°F in 35°F weather.