Next plan is to get a 12+ unit, then vacation homes, then hopefully a hotel of some sort.

In most big cities you will find a tenant advocacy group that will help you sort this out. 

A spot on a lake for summer, a ski resort, that sort of thing...

Then you will have cut edges to conceal - toe kick of some sort below the cabinets, baseboards on walls.

Definitely do your research in which niche you'd like to transition yourself into and kill it.I'm in the Midtown area close to O4W and I'm sort of new to this arena as well.Good luck.

I am really interested in trying to find some wholesalers near me that would be interested in this sort of set up....  

That can be tough.I sort of did that, too.

I am a newbie that is sort of stuck.

Once we removed the sheet-rocked ceiling, we found the original horse-hair plaster and wood lath ceiling.

Honestly the best way to get the hang of it is to start pretending you're looking for one now and sort of go through the motions so that along the way you have everything in place including where you're going to get your lease.