With gale force winds outside and an hour and a half drive one way, I opt to bid without even driving by. 

Now that you know the basics its time to start getting your feet on the ground and prepare to act as an investor.

Granted I have not begun to look, probably next week, I've been traveling a lot this week, 4 hours of driving a day cuts into what you can do.

It basically asked their name, address, landlord, employer, phone numbers and most importantly....the most recent electric or gas bill. 

Any recommendations for banks with low fees/complicated setups (setting up a Wells business bank account was basically hell) etc?

Here are the basics, please let me know if you have any additional questions and I’ll do my best to answer: 227k purchase price, 9 units, 4800 gross monthly rents, needs 60-70k in repairs, 350k ARV, the possibility of additional income from an on-site coin-op laundry facility ($250-300)... those are the nuts and bolts.

@Henry R.I’ve looked into them but they basically have hard money rates with a lot of hassle.

You'll have to have the cash for the rehabs up-front, but basically how it works is you put your 25% down and get the 75% from the lender to acquire (there will be points and fees as @Christopher Phillips mentioned), and during the loan process, you'll provide bids for all of the work needing to be done to the property.

Bonus: my sister is house hacking a triplex near Lake of the Isles, and I can start with neighborhoods where I already have basic local knowledge. 

Also, consider that even if your properties take little damage in a direct hit area the city will basically be out of commission for 12-24 months.