This is a picture was taken 2 days ago by my contractor in front of my property.So long story short Derek, there are more than just financial returns as to why people invest.  

The lessons you learned the hard way in 2008 will be invaluable now, and it’s great that you’re aiming to stay small-scale and within your comfort zone of Sacramento, which gives you an advantage of knowledge in that market.Given your experience, I'd say start by focusing on three key areas to build confidence and minimize risks:Budget Control: Over-renovating was one of the big mistakes you mentioned.

Capital Syndicate is the private money brokering, where you are the middle man between investors and private money that Lee has build relationships with over the years.

I have 8 buildings with possibly 9 lines that I would like to get a package deal on sewer scopes of all the lines.

You want to buy apartment buildings in the ghetto and turn them into Condos?

The tenant was in the building when I bought it (I've owned the building for 2 months) and he claims to have an insurance policy covering them.My insurance company is saying they'll drop my policy on the building if the pitbulls are there even with the tenant's insurance policy.The dogs are very sweet but the tenant lets them run free and they often go into the neighboring property, resulting in 4 malicious animal violations from animal control in the past year.Any thoughts on how I should handle?  

Those are the hard working contractors you want to start with.

I wondered about using your own vendors, here's what I found:"Currently, you cannot directly add your own contractors to Lula's network.

Confirm that the warranty applies to the type of property you own and consider whether the annual cost and service call fees make sense compared to just handling repairs yourself or using your own trusted contractors.

You could just let the money build up in your checking account.