I think you’ll find lots of great connections here, don’t be afraid to ask questions...One word of caution, do your due diligence before putting any money towards AirBnB in Portland.

Unless I find an investor I'm afraid I can't help you in the next month.

So, I think you have more options available to you.Dave Ramsey offers some good advice for budgeting, but he seem deathly afraid of real estate. 

I've been trying to be accommodating about the process but the tent is not being cooperative so now my contractor pulled the plug because he is afraid of this Quit Enjoyment law.

I'm not afraid of hard work.

Don’t be afraid to ask for what you need, whether that is simpler banking, more involvement, etc.

I'm not afraid of hard work, good with my hands and i'm always looking to learn.

She has been saving money at the bank and stock market about 35 years but she is afraid to touch a penny of that.Even though I was a real estate broker for about 30 years she still does not like it. 

Don't be afraid to manipulate the asking price in your analysis to make the deal work for YOU.

In other words, I am afraid their security deposit covers all my effort and labor as well as the amount of gas I burnt to reach myself to the house every day to revert everything back to the situation they entered the house three years ago.