There are a lot of tire-kickers who send you an automated message through Zillow, Trulia, and HotPads, but never respond when you follow up.  

In my state of Georgia, the mobile home is under the division of motor vehicles.

As a welder your going to be tired at the end of the day an might not want to spend your weekends and evenings working on rentals.

The ability to finance a property is what sets real estate investing apart from other investment vehicles such as the stock marker or bitcoin.

Using a realitor, ins't a contributing factor unless the rest of the numbers say otherwise.What you're asking is the same as asking if I bought a new car with tires, could I get good gas miliage with it?

This doesn't account for cash flow, appreciation or tax benefits.Real Estate is a great & proven investment vehicle.

The home includes furniture and a passenger vehicle.

.), and odds are good you'll need a 4x4 vehicle to access the parcel.

The same analysis could be made between selling and investing in a non-1031 compliant vehicle.   

The only issue with these approaches are the estate issues if you have siblings.One investor I know use the NNN approach to acquire properties from tired landlords, which your parents are.