They are unlikely to quit. 

When I looked at prices recently they look like they've gone up quite a bit but I know they vary a lot depending on the neighborhood. 

My friend @Julio Aguirre is doing quite a few flips on the south side of Chicago right now.  

If you can wait on the cash flow I'd consider a sydication or something more passive if you aren't looking to be quite  as active.

@Ryan Rubel There are certainly quite a few restrictions in those two areas, in Carlsbad you have to be within the coastal Zone...I have a multifamily in Carlsbad Village a block outside of the coastal zone so I'm unable to operate it as an STR unfortunately.

By no means am I a millionaire or did I get rich quick and quit my day job right away.

The older homes do quite well for me.

Everything went really well except for the fact that they sold the loan to a hedge fund before closing and the hedge fund's fees were added to the loanguys fees and it all added up quite a bit so I changed my mind at the closing table and used a private lender that is friends with the closing attorney. 

Quite frankly, if I were in your shoes I would try to get one of my siblings to buy me out and then invest that 40k somewhere else.

Google maps shows quite a few "Manufactured Home Communities".