I just wanted to get some opinions on the subject thanks for your time.

Approach the subject of real estate investing as a person and not as a woman.

The workshops cover various subjects from financing, wholesaling,, estimating repairs etc. http://dallasreig.com/ This group meets once a week on Saturday during the lunch hour.

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There are a lot of threads on this subject. 

I deal with these types every day when I am funding my deals in 12 states.. my guys all use basically the same brokers ..who is worse in my mind  its not even close its the no nothing wanna bee learn Wholesaler is the worse in the industry in my mind ... tie up property with no clue how to sell it...screw around with sellers and buyers with all their  ( oh this is subject to my partners approval etc those are the bane of the industry). your comments on this thread are taken by me for what they are worth a not to experienced re investor who thinks agents should be like employees and at your beck and call..  

I private messaged you on the subject.

In my day job, I am a corporate and securities lawyer and I frequently help real estate developers structure the legal entities they utilize for the investments and also comply with federal and state securities laws in connection with bringing on investors.  

And then to put salt in the wounds, even if the loss is allowable, the investor may be subject to the Alternate Minimum Tax.A good Enrolled Agent may be able to sort out what is still possible today with the right entity structure and investment.

I know this is not answering your question, but is on a similar subject.