@Courtney WilsonFirst of all,  The double wide does become real property once it is permanently attached to the land and sold together.I would lean heavily towards the stick built home. 

A family friend who I’m meeting with for coffee this weekend invests heavily in the area, and I wanted to know if anyone in the group could provide some insight into the market there.

It can be done - I know at least one local investor who travels heavily for her job and still owns several rentals in Providence - but it does require an extra level of care and due diligence IMO.

You might try calling the HR department or recruiter at those hospitals to see how much they're using travel meds - some use them heavily, others not so much.

Which one do you weigh more heavily?

Thats called pooling funds, and is heavily regulated.  

I paid off my car about a year ago, and despite believing heavily in not having a car note (At one point I had three cars and paid all three off) I might have to put up my car for collateral just to get the funds for a real estate deal that I'm trying to buy creatively, as well as use the funds for some operating expenses for the business. 

It's not useless information at all, global real estate is heavily looked at in this way.  

Other things to look out for if your end buyer is getting a loan, the bank will scrutinize the deal much more heavily since you are buying for say 65cents on the dollar and their buyer is paying 100.

I wouldn’t be comfortable investing in an MTR that’s going to be heavily dependent on travel nurses.