While functional, it gives off a warehouse feeling, not an inviting apartment community.

NOREIA is chapter of the national REIA.See here:  National REIAThey have a function on the website to find a REIA near you.

I’m reading up on Wholesaling from books, podcasts, YT videos, and forums, and have a basic idea of Wholesaling transactions, but I am struggling to connnect all the dots and visualize/understand how to start/scale a Wholesaling business, build a network, and how to start my first transaction.

. - calculator, visual inspection and knowledge of the area.Question 2. - positive cash flow, positive trends in the area like population growth, area revitalization, economic stability (not just one employer)Question 3. - if you are new, it is a good idea.

For our large clients we provide a fully functional finance department.

We are exploring the possibility of finding one of these homes in a medium density zoning district and converting them into functioning duplexes.

This of course is a art/science in and of itself - but some of the most important factors here include, quality of schools, diversity of economy, stability/functionality of political environment, etc.For your first foray I think the best fit is something that fits the check-boxes listed above, but is also something where you can get some experience bringing value to the property. 

Also they take up lots of parking where other businesses in the center cannot function properly.

Also, the more detail you have per owner, the better, so that you may segment your data and create more detailed marketing pieces.There are about 700 MSA’s in the USACall the state’s manufactured housing association to get a feel for the state’s landlord tenant lawsWichita, Kansas is overbuilt with MHPs and is highly competitive with large operators90: Building a MHP DatabaseStart with a list of the mobile home parks in your target cities/MSA via MHvillage(dot)com Communities >> (don’t click on “showcase communities” as they are ads)Plot the communities in Google Earth (have a VA do this if possible)Do a visual scan of the area to identify other nearby parksUse Parlay 2.0 to overlay and get parcel data for each parkUse secstates(dot)com to get the owner’s name if the park is owned by an entityUse a US based skip tracer to get owner’s contact info and mail or call them!

Looks functional so far but I haven't yet checked out MyPorter or OwnerRes to compare them.