We have 1031 investors that have moved from SF to MF to NNN commercial, to land leases or industrial   and back again throughout their careers saving millions in tax dollars and providing incredible leverage to their investing careers. 

Also, do you think a bank would have an issue doing a refinance with a 2 month break between jobs in the same industry (engineering). 

Since I really don't know much about the railroad industry, the first thing I would do is research what (if any) regulations exist regarding what can be transported via train through residential areas.Not only do you have the concern of kids playing on the tracks, but the potential of derailment with hazardous or flammable materials. 

There are different levels for every industry and even they started out small at one time. :)

Perhaps the best news for the housing industry as a whole came in the breakdown of sales, by price.Americans signed contracts to purchase 17,000 new houses in the $200,000-to-$299,999 price range last month, the most since March 2008.

Is this a common concern for other females in this industry, or even males?

I took an online class but that was because I was not new to the industry.  

We work at keeping it that way by having residential rental industry lobbyists in Olympia. 

And that hurts the industry as a whole as well.

Here's my background:-Scholarship to University of Nevada for football.