I lack experience and am limited on local knowledge, for now.

I do not have any experience with C Area, but I hope that with a good property manager, I can get the learning experience and knowledge that I need to operate a multi-family home in that properly are.

If you hired a marketing agency to handle getting the house rented out, their job is to get it rented for as much as possible.

I was the agent for the acquisition and made a tiny commission because the purchase price was low.I was also the agent on the sale of the property - and I brought the seller in a disclosed dual agency deal.  

@Scott Von Niederhausern Maybe sharing the location of the property will help the community who have better knowledge of that market help you.

I am working on coming up with some sort of side hustle or some means to make more money, pay down debt, and start setting aside money for investing.My thought for the career change is hopefully a pay increase, but also a way to gain first hand knowledge while earning income and building my portfolio.My questions are this:1) Would making a career change to RE be advisable?

I felt it was a huge advantage to have a base layer of knowledge beforehand and it worked out well for me. 

This will allow you to get some experience under your belt and decide which strategy is right for your goals.Keep reading and learning from BP so you can gain the knowledge necessary to find profitable deals.

The house now is worth around 300k. when we bout the loan was for 275k and we have paid 2 years and 3 months.I have not spent the time to get the exact equity number because I am looking to get knowledge on a broader scale. 

I have zero knowledge about mobile homes.