Crime is low and the city is a vibrant community.

That said, it has a population of 100K+ and has a vibrant restaurant and brewery scene.

Self Storage to me is a hybrid of hospitality and retail, with some multifamily thrown in for flavor.  

Uh, I forgot the the third one....I'm hungry now, must have pizza and ice cream and/or pizza-flavored-ice cream.

What I mean by this is if you can earn a 2% spread immediately (buy a 6% cap rate single family and borrow at 4%) with low risk that can be the same financial outcome as taking on a BRRR that takes 3-6 months to remodel with a budget that goes above your initial estimates and then takes another month to rent, etc...Hope this additional information is of value as it is a little different flavor of what most people are doing.

@Christian Ortega, there is a vibrant community of Mobile Home Park investors in the NYC metro.  

Other folks who do this regularly I'm sure could offer more details earned from daily experience.There's basically two flavors of a deal:(1) The person you are wholesaling to is trusted, either because you already have a relationship with them or because they are known in the investing or business community and their reputation is critically important to them.(2) The person you are wholesaling to is not trusted. 

A vibrant, walkable neighborhood in a diverse, cultured, major metropolis.

They would just pay more taxes on it so hope to take in future years when tax law changes might be more in their favor. ( Retired developers like to do these investments as they do not want to do the day to day stuff anymore).So there are all flavors of the rainbow when it comes to investors.If an investor is giving a sponsor with what appears to be somewhat limited experience 100k then that investor better be worth many millions because they are taking a punt on the project.

Nothing special anymore.I'd look at opportunities in and around downtown North Kansas City for the flavor you're looking for.