Out of curiosity would anyone be willing to share any experience with non-paying renters who've vacated the property prematurely?

At the very least you will want to have some general foundations set because with time you will modify processes and the learnings via experience you gain.

Because the chances of successfully concluding a wholesale transaction when you lack experience, knowledge and capital are so infinitesimally small that you’d be better off playing the lottery.  

From your experience, it sounds like wholesalers who are selling a contract they have, conduct and provide some type of inspection? 

Most lenders will vary how aggressive they will get based on the experience of the operator (you), but I don't know any that will lender to someone who's never done a spec build like you're contemplating.

It’s also an excellent opportunity to gain property management experience.

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on, and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

Let us know if you end up purchasing any through action and how that experience goes

Not familiar with those markets, but here is my experience starting at 22 and what I regret after house hacking twice: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...

This conversion will begin at the end of the month.I am just sharing the above to give context to my level of experience with this type of investment.I look forward to hearing from you all.