For tasks like assembling furniture, I'd recommend Fiverr or TaskRabbit.

Please let me know if anyone has dealt with this issue before, and what are some examples of the hardship you claimed in order to accomplish this task.

If you have reached the ‘first turn’ where your RE income has surpassed your annual needs and a buffer for growth, then LTRs are much more scalable with less effort.

Based on my research there is a lower than average population growth and higher than average unemployment. 

Looking for info and potential deals in Portland.We don’t know much about Portland’s market but visiting next month.Looking for preferably a condo that is allowed Airbnb and if not has good potential for long term rent OR a Sf dwelling - same idea, on a potential For growth area. 

That wasn't an easy task as there was no longer any door frame, it had rotted away by that point.

BP Podcast Episode 138 has some good info about self-storage. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-09-03-bp-podcast-138storagesystemsseo-michael-rogersWas thinking of buying something thats stabilized enough that it would be a decent investment but at the same time a the potential growth in terms of units or space would be nice.

-I work for a developer in Downtown Sacramento and I am familiar with the future growth of the area. 

Strong rental demand means we need people - preferably more people every year (population growth).

A few things to keep in mind:1) any time you have a passive investor, you may potentially be entering the world of securities2) the way to avoid it is to give all partners some tasks so that everyone is active3) always discuss the potential structure with an attorney!