https://www.irs.gov/publications/p537Also, you could have your parents look into doing a 1031 exchange, if they are open to reinvesting their money in another real estate venture (this basically just defers the tax on the gains to a future date, when/if the new property is sold... unless they do a 1031 again, which could allow them to defer the taxes basically forever if done over and over).

The reason I mentioned the above is if you are not thinking of selling Real Estate to the public as your everyday activity I'm not sure if the knowledge gained will be helpful for that. 

But I am burned out on public education and I really don't want to start over in a new school in Ohio, so we're really considering starting real estate investing instead as a way to support our family. 

Unless you're wholetaling, you are generally not selling to the public 

Not to mention the outstanding school ratings (nearly incomparable to the national average for public schooling).

At that point, a number of reputable companies should be willing to bid the project in person, and if your rough guess is way off, you can renegotiate with the seller, or back out of the deal.Pursuing off-market property is definitely the best way to find deals right now, and I would argue those sellers may be even more motivated at this time (market uncertainty, reduction in showing traffic/potential health exposure, etc).Finally, approach your investing similar to a "batting average".

Like it or not, it is very easy to view landlords as the bad guys, and while I completely understand that we all have bills to pay too, the general public does not always give us that benefit of the doubt, and ultimately it is the public's opinion of us that makes our business work or fail.

All the county website and mls public record say it moblie home land.

Lukes or Lehigh Valley Health is about all that is happening and dollar stores.  

It seems Idaho may have stricter laws than most states about public records.