To my understanding the law states here that you either have to have an ownership interest in the property or you have to have a RE brokers license to collect and enforce a lease.Collecting rent and enforcing a least for Properties in an LLC:1.

I would never do that / why not broker the loan and collect a fee upfront.This is also super sketchy as no legitimate hard money lender would lend to someone who is going to lend the $ and not own the property

As a broker and investor in Charlotte, I can tell you, you've picked a great city to do real estate in! 

Expecting brokers to inform you of the best purchase opportunities when you have no proof of funds, or pre qualification for funding 9.

Draw schedule to be agreed upon prior to closing.Term: 1 YearFee to Lender: 2.5 points – ($13,125 paid at closing from loan proceeds).Interest Rate: 11.5% Interest-Only billed monthly on outstanding balance.Interest Reserve: $15,000 – approximately 6 months interest, paid at closing from loan proceeds.Once interest reserves are depleted, borrower to make interest-only payments monthly.Pre-Payment Penalty: Should loan be paid off prior to interest reserve funds being depleted, a pre-payment penalty will be charged equal to the amount remaining in interest reserves at time of payoff.Loan 2: Loan amount 490,530.60Lender Points: 3%broker points: 1%rate: 11.99%Term: 12 months (interest only)Prepayment penalty: NoneProcessing fee needs to be wired before LOI can be issued

Form a team: Assemble a trustworthy group of experts, such as a mortgage broker, property inspector, real estate agent, and maybe even a property manager.

Typically over 5+ units 25% down is optimal but 20% is possible..I don't think I'd recommend a property management company for your search, likely a multi family focused investor RE broker and strong nationwide lender.

I also have a commercial broker from Cushman and Wakefield interested in having me as an intern for the upcoming semester.

As a broker, and fellow investor in Charlotte, MTR seems to work well. 

Once you do that, I would get referrals to good brokers/property managers in the area to get their expert opinions from their numerous years in the area.