Airbnb is trying to put lipstick on a pig here, and it's no accident that this experiment in taking place in a place like Oregon.

It hurt a lot because we ha even living them before and I thought I was making the right decision to move but life brings many unexpected circumstances.

By this point you should not be in control of any business, unless you were incapacitated due to an accident or sudden medical issue.F.

The migration is there, just nowhere near what they thought it'd be.The only reason it is not worse is because some even got stalled due to unexpected issues beyond supply chain(funding and taxes).

Think of picking up windows or cabinets form Home Depot and then getting into an auto accident. 

@Jeff Milas a patio is cheaper, lasts longer, requires almost no maintenance and very importantly has much less chance of an accident (deck failure, deck causing rot, person falling over the rail, etc.)

This will cover your minimum down payment (3.5% for FHA, 5% for conventional) plus will allow you to cover your closing costs (if a seller concession/contribution is not possible on the deal you and your agent negotiate), plus it should leave you with some additional funds left as reserves in case unexpected repairs come up after the closing.As far as how much you should be saving each month, you should try to save as much as possible.

The 2nd month demanded an extra $17K of work which we anticipated to spend $25K with in the year but the costs was unexpectedly in our face. 

I am just closing on my first investment property, so my advice isn't terribly helpful there, but any business person needs to have a personal emergency/reserve fund as well as funds set aside for business emergencies - do you want your business that is generally healthy to fail because something unexpected came up for 20K and you couldn't meet that demand?

The biggest challenge has been slow labor from the contractors side and unexpected issues that could have been seen with proper inspectors.