The down side for you is that he likely wants full retail price for them.

Even if they have a full time job they may be willing/interested in going the extra mile if you offer a fee for each mobile home they find/fix/get ready/rent, etc.  

I recently quit my job to help my dad with his business and I’m going full time with real estate investment.

We both have full time jobs and a 9 month old baby, that we would love to spend more time with in the future by supplementing our incomes.  

With these types of people, I usually tell them that $700 a month isn’t really very much at all to pay for a three-bedroom home with a full basement, fenced in backyard and a garage.

@Charlie Vollers , sorry, I didn't mean to put all the emphasis on scrape & build new duplexes, to be sold as "half-duplexes".A landlord that owns the full duplex (might be 50 or 100 yrs old) could divide the deeds and sell off the halves.

My husband & I are pursuing this goal together but we both have full time jobs so we are not looking to be a landlords.

Mike's worked with investors on full guts, plumbing, HVAC, new cabinetry.

One of our lenders hooked me up to it and I've liked what I've seen so far, but I'm not sure if it's worth putting all of my contacts and using it as my full resource tool yet.

I'll reply to each of you individually, but if you would like to check out the full blog posts, they are right here on BiggerPockets!