You can add another female count to the bunch . . . . . I am a divorced mom of three, in my early 40’s, and work at a local air force base in financial analysis and project management. I have Bachelors in Economics, Masters in Business, and have been working part time in real estate appraisal for 15 years. I reside in Northern Los Angeles County as a renter who is watching and waiting. Though I am not local to your area I visit this site often for info. I have yet to find a site such as Piggs that provides useful info, shares my mind set/outlook for the industry and addresses my local area, so I am crashing yours. I find the discussions and postings seem to apply universally with the exception of specific local or commute comments. I have only commented a couple of times and tend to keep a low profile since I am not a local ((I also prefer to avoid the needless badmouthing of my city.)) The last time I commented was several months back, in support of an airman relocating his family to the Antelope Valley, because of his new assignment to Edwards Air Force Base, Ca.