A decent amount of damage is nothing to be afraid of.. after all if it's a good deal and hasn't been flipped, doing a solid make ready when tenants move out is to be expected.. but you just want to make sure the property isn't at a point that exceeds what you'd expect to do to make it "make ready" if you've got excessively damaged floors, holes in walls, doors off the hinges, broken windows.. that doesn't mean it's not a deal, but it does mean you might want to negotiate the seller taking care of those cosmetic items when normally you'd only ask for mechanical.

Could potentially put a mobile home or short term housing on the vacant parcel. 

I understand the mechanics and have an attorney that is already doing these deal for others.

I'm trying to find private REI clubs that pool capital together for better purchasing power/due diligence efforts/etc. to invest passively in RE syndications (multi-family, development, mobile home, self-storage, etc.). 

What is a mobile home park supposed to be zoned as?

If its near the gulf coast (Mobile, Foley, etc), either get an HVAC or minisplits in the property.

Mechanic, Magician, Mindreader.

I found a great deal in Victorville, California for a mobile home park for 11,000.

It was a mobile home on owned land in a manufactured home community.

Looking to wholesale a mobile home, I just can't get a comp because the land is leased.