My plan is to mainly focus on cash flowing properties that make the 2% rule. 

I think with the time you’ll spend working on this, you could find 2-3 existing parks to buy in the meantime and not need to take anywhere near the same risk  

They simply did not desire to spend more time than it was worth to recover the money from Airbnb.

Beg family and friends to fund it for you.They "might" do it if they see you've learned a lot and your business plan sounds very solid.How do I know this "might" work?

Thank you all who responded, I plan on spending some time driving the neighborhood and talking to anyone at the local coffee shop who will talk to me. 

And you are wondering if you should spend lets say $125,000 on a house you have never seen ? 

Spending on expensive upgrades is not the answer to improve your tenant base in this type of area.Keep the homes habitable, clean, and safe. 

The successful wholesalers spend $10k + monthly on marketing3.

1. 380k2. 280kHe wants to spend $350-400k on primary.

But on this specific guy, I jumped on a call to explore the program and it was a high pressure sales call, it did not feel organic, not trustworthy and certainly did not feel the right fit.Why would someone spend 10k on a so niched-down space of real estate when they can get someone for the same amount to teach him/her everything?