If you are focus on growing your portfolio, then use your time on more value driven task such as research, acquisitions, or capital raising, and leave the daily operations to a property manager. 

I sit in the parking lot of grocery stores and fast foods and look at the clientele.

On one side, there's a 5-bedroom, 3-bath home spanning 2,105 sqft (total lot: 0.40 acre), valued at approximately $341K.

The goal is to find a great deal on a home that needs renovations, then perform those renovations and sell the home for at or above market value.

I think the biggest value driver is entitlement not buying and selling land. 

That property has now increased in value by 40.5% (according to Arrived), and they say my $500 investment in that property is now worth $702.50.

when you go to refinance, you'll (usually) get 70-75% of the appraised value out. 

If they lose something that is of value to them they may have fewer resources to pay the rent.You can get cross-line discounts on your auto insurance, saving money while protecting more of your stuff.

Another option is to consider properties that need some work but have good potential for value appreciation, as these might be less expensive and provide a better cash flow once renovated. 

In essence I didn’t want to make time for this and take it away from valued family time with our little ones but now I feel if it can’t be avoided then they should owe for damages.