I'm looking to connect with Huntsville locals who can assist or point me in the right direction. go to the local FB groups I bet there everywhere 

If looking to scale flips and create systems around it to minimize your time and involvement, I'd highly recommend putting a team in place that can handle the day to day operations. 

Similarly, using services like insurance back office support can streamline operations.

they will say you can operate a parking lot there.. plus who is going to spend the thousands upon thousands litigating this with the city ??? 

I was hoping to get some shared insights into what the best starter tech stack looks like for a wholesaling operation.

It really depends on your specific situation.It's good you're thinking about the operational and bookkeeping component for your financial account structure to make things easier on yourself and any financial team members you have or may have in the future.You're ahead of the curve!

A drain pan is for emergency leaks from the washer, I would bet 90% of households don't have one (I don't).

In fact, I would bet that 99.9% of all wholesalers could spend the some number of hours working at McDonalds and they would make more money.I recommend you focus on the house hack.

Not that it would take an MI6 operative to tell that something was off with that dude.

Living, but either way you could try speaking with existing owner/operators groups in the greater bay area, or even central coast, looking to expand their portfolios for a joint venture.