Dear OP,
If you are working, you are always working for someone else. If you start & run your own business, your employer is your CUSTOMER. If you become a landlord, your employer is your tenant. They pay your bills & create your profit -- if you fail to please them. then you fail. Don't get me wrong -- I understand completely about being "unemployable", i.e. an entrepreneur. Been there, done that. Just understand that to be successful at it, your people skills have to be much greater than an employee. You also need solid business skills & knowledge. These are best learned on someone else's payroll.