Where as the SFRs are emotional roof over their head purchases they are NOT being bought for cash flow or strictly for investment  although many know that appreciation has been very good to many of us native CA myself included.

Hard lesson learned for me that my family isn't to be trusted ever again and that I need to severe my relationship with them completely because they have harmed me & my child emotionally & financially.  

(I just don't see how a pitbull could offer more emotional support than a poodle or spaniel.)I'd encourage you to google HUD guidelines for Emotional Support Animals.

You always invest in areas that support your thesis on the development going forward, not historical.Everything you've mentioned is how you're emotions work.

I am nearby in Lake Oswego and would love to connect, swap resources and be (as my kiddos would say) "an emotional support buddy"!

Im assuming you mean ESA, Emotional Support Animal. 

I'm going to hold onto the property and give it at least another year before I decide to emotionally sell. 

Consider the emotional aspect too. 

Let the reader determine which of the responses makes more of an emotional connection.Not saying that's what happened, but an interesting hypothetical... :-)

It’s emotionally draining, but I’m determined to honor his legacy by building a real estate portfolio, just like he did.On top of that, I’ve faced a lot of loss in recent years.