/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2796953
sounds like an average old guy that went slightly off the rails after his longtime wife died

My family and I (wife and 3 kids) are currently living in a double wide mobile home that is owned by wife’s brother.
Some background on my situation:

I work as an engineer and my wife stays at home with our kids. I changed jobs 6 months ago, and relocated back to mine and my wife’s hometown. My wife’s brother previously lived in this trailer we are currently in before they moved into another home. When I decided to relocate, to prevent having to go through the trouble of buying another home, I approached my brother in law about moving in here and making his payment for him.
The trailer is a 1999 model, 4 bedroom, 2 bath. In decent shape overall, but needs some work. The roof was a major issue but I was able to get him to file an insurance claim and get the entire roof redone.

I am considering just buying the trailer from him, he owes roughly $27k on it still, and would perhaps finance $10k more on top of the payoff amount for other various repairs. I understand I would likely never see a return on that as it is an older mobile home but I really do not want to consider buying or building a house right now. This would allow me to have an affordable place to live as long as I am here at this current job. Should I buy the trailer from him or continue just making monthly payments to my brother in law on his loan?