But on the flip side you were able to help an older man with no one live his last years in peace.

I think that could give me a lot of peace of mind, as some unforeseen market shift or increase in competition impacting the financials is what keeps me up at night. 

@Ivan MayI think they provide some peace of mind for buyers when the seller pays for them but I imagine many people don't renew their policies once the initial term expires.

We might disqualify someone based on misdemeanors if they are excessive or disruptive in nature - i.e. disturbing the peace, non-felonious intentional property damage, etc.

So I proposed I take status updates for (primarily) out of state investors.The Bigger Pockets member used my service 4 times and he said it gave him peace of mind being an out of state investor.A third party service bridging the gap in trust from REI to Contractor.I’d love to be a delegating factor in the real estate market.Do you think this has potential?

If that gives you a little more peace of mind, I’d say go for it.

Happy tenants mean peace of mind.

I have read many books on these subjects including: financial peace university by Dave Ramsey, rich dad poor dad, rich dad's guide to investing, rich dad's who took my money all by Robert Kiyosaki, the millionaire mind and the millionaire next door by Thomas Stanley, how to be a real estate investor and real estate investing gone bad, both by Phil Pustejovsky, and many more books related to this subject.

The peace of mind alone is worth it.  

I guess I have to get over the fear and take action.If I wanted peace of mind like you mentioned I could also just keep my house and still invest my savings (50k) and start small.