There are few women in the industry.  

The host Joe Boston is an industry veteran and all aground great guy.Good luck to you.

As a Regional Sales Manager for a tool company I spent the previous 4 years somewhat connected to the industry.

If we were in fact to purchase a property using a Hard Money Lender to purchase one of our buy and holds (bc a lot of them are not retail but below market and we would want renovate it and then place tenants),  could we re-fi right out into a mortgage and avoid putting down a down payment... just curious?

I have no experience in the real estate industry so i'm kinda scare of even attempting to push my first deal!

We are talking about an industry that is highly litigious and these folks still have their licenses.

Are you looking at SFR's or multifamily, or retail?  

I am an infant in this industry and would like to learn more about it! 

welcome to the site @Jason Lint  I am investing in the Des Moines area as well and in the construction industry as well.

I was told by a REI, that if you would be in the REI industry, it would be best not to get a RE license, especially since you will be looking for distressed home owners that may need to sell their homes fast, because as someone that is licensed, you should know better; and that you should not be taking advantage of such deals, because doing so... you will be liable to the gov't or to the law... something like that.