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

A tax lien state you are bidding on properties knowing that the large majority of properties will get redeemed and you will get a small percentage of properties.Most wholesalers buy lists of addresses and send out a mass mailing trying to connect directly with a motivated seller before their property goes to a public auction or gets on MLS.

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.

Make sure the company/tenant is at least AA rated, and it is the start of a lease at least 20 years in length...with bumps...so you'll get "raises" too.