<prompt> Human: The title is a somewhat simplified version of the situation. Heres the details without getting too personal:I inherited a house back in 2008 from a family member. I decided to hold onto the house because it was undervalued at the time no surprise! and it needed some major repairs which Ive mostly addressed, but by now its estimated value has increased to around 250k.Since my career prevented me from moving into the house myself, my parents moved into the house to take care of it. My parents have been living there more-or-less rent free, but they pay the taxes, insurance, their utilities, etc., so the house has been slowly increasing in value without much expense to me other than the initial major repairs.Heres the conundrum. My parents are ready and able to move out of the house anytime in the near future, but are happy staying there are long as necessary. I know that my career wont allow me to live in the house anytime soon. Considering the situation, am I better off selling the house and investing that wealth elsewhere? Or will I see a better ROI by keeping the house, considering there is minimal cost to me for maintaining it? The house is located in an ideal spot -- a nice, growing town right next to a high school -- so I dont see it doing anything but grow in value in the coming years.Edit: Thank you to everyone for your feedback and advice. Ill likely sell the house in the near future once my parents are 100 ready to move out since Im not in the position to be an effective landlord. Assistant: Why not turn it into a rental property and draw an income from it for years?Human: Ive never been a landlord before, and I live on the other side of the country from the house. Using a rental management service would be my only option, and Im just too clueless to know whether renting it out that way or selling it and investing elsewhere would yield a better ROI.  <response>: If you cant manage the property yourself, Id sell. If you want real estate holdings but dont wish to be a landlord, consider buying into an REIT instead. 