There are title companies in the state of purchase that can facilitate this for you. 

Pace is a good rental area for the $180K market, rents can be between 1400-1600 for that type of a place (look at school districts when purchasing as that will facilitate a better long term tenant and higher rent in this market).  

Should I find a real estate agent to help facilitate the deal and the closing? 

Or what business type would best facilitate growth to eventually manage a large portfolio and provide comfort for investors and ourselves? 

Feel free to PM if you'd like more info or if you would like a soft introduction I'll be happy to facilitate that. 

In that case, I would think the seller or seller's agent would need to be the one to facilitate access to the house to allow your due diligence (ie: estimating rehab). 

I would definitely say however, that I am probably the most ambitious about action & would be facilitating the majority of the plan.

I am looking to start a small portfolio, as much as an FHA  sounds great, I just moved to the exact location I need to facilitate equal commute times to my jobs.

I used Buildium for a couple years and it was very easy and affordable, but lacking the features needed to facilitate my growth as a company.

You'd be surprised how many providers can talk a good game over email, but can't facilitate a tour, stop communicating when it comes to actually showing you their properties.