So I was playing with closing off the walk-in and cutting in a door on the kitchen side to make a pretty sizeable pantry but determined it wouldn't help the desirability of my home either way.

As I am investing from out of state, I wanted to make sure the area in which I purchased would be more desirable, so I could ensure a decent tenant pool and make it less likely for disputes to arise.

This means that someone thinks the town has inherent desirability.

There are roughly 20 mobile homes on their own land in the middle of a highly desirable area.I have the place rented and wanting to wholesale / sell to an investor.

Yes, most people would say the Westside is more desirable...but there are good and bad neighborhoods on both sides.

That very well could happen and you might not get the desired ROI by renovating half of the property. 

I have worked construction for 10+ years and know how to do about everything and if not I know a sub that does.I do like the 1031 strategy because don’t have any desire to cash the money out.

Taxes are challenging and desire to work to find more of these type of deals Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I know for a rental property a 2 bed 1 bath would demand higher income, but as a flip for a new investor to purchase, or somebody to house hack, which would be more desirable? 

I have a genuine desire to help these people, and if I'm not the right person to help them, I will at least point them in the right direction.