I'm hoping to keep them in mind when buying or selling mobile homes and avoid running afoul of the laws of my current state to which I've recently returned.

Does anyone, whether you have gone through a similar situation or not, have any other strategies in mind?

It sounds like your mind is made up for ceiling tile. 

My mind is so overloaded I am not thinking clearly.Kind regards,Joe Garvin

Keep mind the rental will have several tax advantages.As for property management being done by family...you know them better than we do, but in general it is good advice to run your investing like a business.  

And it's someone that only has your best interests in mind, isn't looking to making a commission off of your deal, etc.  

Please keep in mind that my opinion is free, and folks often remind me it's worth exactly what they paid for it :) Happy investing! 

Thanks, I will keep you guys in mind when I find my first property. 

I am wondering what a possible path to FI would be with all this mind.

@Madeline jI would continue to maximize your 403b contributions but keep in-mind that you generally won't be able to transfer those funds to an IRA until you either stop working for that employer or reach age 59 1/2.