If you represent yourself, you have an amateur that is emotionally tied to the deal.

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.

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.

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

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

Im assuming you mean ESA, Emotional Support Animal. 

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

Consider the emotional aspect too. 

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.