Not realizing I was only getting a few hundred a month from it and from a cash-on-cash perspective I'd have been better off buying TBills with the click of a button instead of all the hard work, stress, time, and planning I put into it. 

I am now at a point in life where I realized retirement isn’t far off and I need to find something outside of stock markets and 401k’s to invest in.

Quote from @Amanda Dobbs: Is there a place to find Private Investors as in one person?

Meaning they went into a standalone bank account (not mixed with your other personal funds). 

Take a step back and realize that you’ve done more than 99% will ever do when it comes to real estate. 

Good points.I'd add square, level, plumb - license, insurance, bond - using permits to follow codepointing out problems the owner doesn't realize they have that are serious. 

but keep in mind CA has higher taxes and reg fees and I’m not doing more than 1-2 flips (short timeframe flips)  a year and many years do 0 flipsDo most flippers put flips into LLC Or in personal name (sole proprietor)  in CA (where you must pay $800 yearly plus accounting and other fees $300to $600+ yearly to maintain LLC) Pros for personal name-save on taxes accounting.

Now the tenant may have a legitimate personal injury claim and more.3) "Citing Renters Insurance declined coverage"- So, tenant has Renters Insurance?

You get a portion,  not all.I didn't realize this was your main home.

I realize this is an older post, but I just wanted to drop a note and mention that my family and I own and operate a property management company that primarily serves Palm Beach County.