You won't learn a ton, but you will have skin in the game, and you will see how the business actually works.If not, then you need to learn the business before selecting markets from afar.

How difficult is it to find a builder for upgrades lately with the boom in Tampa?

There are other ways to skin a cat!

Right now I find that I can easily find properties but have been finding difficulty showing proof of funds making people  willing to  wholesale their properties.

Annual registrations, point of sale inspections, turning a blind eye to the most awful owner occupied housing while being overly strict to investment properties, courts that continue to drag out the eviction process; excruciatingly slow, laborious, and expensive permit processes; evictions that continue to be granted one extension after the next... these are the difficulties you run into in those cities. 

I will use my knowledge in the home inspection field, owning and operating my home inspection business, the relationships i will make during that time, my experience in being a landlord and my knowledge as an licensed electrician and home inspector to help convince my investors that i am serious and have the skin in the game to get deals done.

The true value in most mentorships and coaching programs are the communities, the other people who put skin in the game to do it with you.

I had difficulty with moving enough money here to buy real estate.

They have the thick skin and wherewithal to put up with this.

After having some difficulty finding qualified tenants who could afford the rent, a highly qualified tenant approached me asking to lease one of the houses using an STR arbitrage model.