I even called a city inspector who had been through the house and got an idea of internal condition. 

It allows you to learn the business and build a solid foundation in property management and tenant relations.

Any other resources or ideas on finding investors for something like this would be appreciated.

The tax code has two very different treatments for business expenses.

If not, I'd strongly recommend staying in the city for a weekend, driving around to different areas that you're looking to invest in and just getting a feel for the zip codes that you'd like to invest.I'd also like to pass along this zip code breakdown done by Doug Skipworth and Dean Harris (from Crestcore) to give you a better idea of which areas to look for deals and which areas to avoid: https://youtu.be/cl69pb2DvEo?

I heard Legalzoom, and Zen business.

Any idea who got the exception? 

I'm thinking of starting a property management company as I have a lot of skills I can leverage for this type of business.

Wondering if anyone has any ideas on options for me.

Most commercial lenders 99.99% require you to own and have operated a commercial business or 2-3 investment homes prior to a commercial loan of that size.