But I wish I never invested through them. 

If you want private investors, start by asking friends, family, or colleagues in your network who may wish to a passive income opportunity. 

If you have someone in MN you trust to manage the place that is one thing, if you don't it kind of answers the question (not that you couldn't find one).Renting out homes which you are emotional attached to can be quite difficult when tenants trash them (which will eventually happen).Best wishes

I wish you well anyway.

I wish that I had prioritized having a nicer property, as opposed to one that looked great on paper but needed a ton of work.

That will probably be your best bet, to buy a fixer and get it cleaned up and then rent it out.Best wishes and good luck with your endeavors.  

If you're not familiar with cash-on-cash I would recommend looking it up, I wish I knew about it when I was younger. 

Wishing you the best.

Option D: you are considered a "disqualified person" to your IRA and as such are prohibited from engaging in any transaction in an IRA or receiving any benefits from the IRA (directly or indirectly), therefore I strongly suggest you avoid this option if you wish to stay out of trouble. 

Wishing you the best.