I think my options are: -Try to wholesale it, -try and "bird dog" it, -partner with someone, -or just watch it and learn what I can about what I don't know.Any recommendations or comments?

Be a bird dog and find deals for people. 

I had a tenant complain that the neighbor closing the gate, or turning on their porch light, or walking past the neighbor's wall to get to their car at 4AM to go to work made her dog bark, which wakes her up.

Let face it....many contractors are not that financially stable/trustworthy and often have a lot of "baggage" in their lives.......Hope the work needed isn't more urgent....Legally speaking the seller is on the hook for the work (assuming you set up the contract correctly).....the $$and who he paid is not your problem....so if the seller doesn't hold up their end of the contract, then you will have to go after them

If I were in this position, I would use the cash flow to pay off my adjustable mortgages.When I notice I have some dogs, using the 80/20 principle I sell them off. 

Many others cringe then also, and they will not do it.When you are one of the few that do, you will become the top dog on Google.All you need to do.. is not give up.

so to get rid of the MH's I was willing to give them away.. it appeared that you could haul the junkers on the road.. and there were other park owners who were willing to come in and take that junk off my hands.. just not anything I wanted to deal with 25 YO single wides that  well you know lets just say they don't look so hot. and the tenant base is a tad sketchy   so bottom line I think it will be easier out that way than on the west coast and you could pick those old dogs up for free or 1 to 5k each

Hello everyone, it's great to be here. I moved to the US 3 years ago and I live in Jersey City, NJ with my wife of 10 years. In that time we have been renters but are now in agreement that we should look to buy a home...

And they do have a dog.

Many PA's also pick up urgent care per diem shifts for approx $50/hr, so I could pick that up as a side hustle while I pay off my loans as well which is a good idea.