But what kind of project are you looking to complete?

Appraisal is a strong background going into this, you've already got a leg up congrats.I'm not in your market but I'm a big fan of all things affordable housing. 

If you were to lay out your 1 - 3 year goals, what type of investments are you looking to start with and where do you see yourself in 3-4 years? 

Setting your aim on a more specific part of CRE might help you find someone easier. 

So far, I've reached out to a company called Lloyd Security who appear to be able to help with wifi surveillance and access panel.   

Getting a rental license as an out-of-state investor is doable, but you’ll need to manage inspections and compliance.

Does anyone know of a lender that will give a HELOC on an investment property.  

My first time house hackers 99% of the time just microanalyzer every fine detail and lose out.

That does seem high.Best practice to avoid surprise water bills like this in the future would be to request copies of the recent water bills while under contract for due diligence.

To me at my current knowledge level, this deal only works if taking over the loan - to limit the out of pocket money to acquire the property since the outside reno and new septic would take up the bulk of rehab costs.