I don't mind adding value to the deal by acting as the buyers' "loan officer" throughout the process.

I have done commercial loans for multi-family, retail, office, etc.Mark

Call the tax assessors office for the tax rates in your area.

You can definitely learn a lot by being in a real estate office.   

I was looking for a HELOC and getting frustrated when a loan officer at a very local bank told me a fellow loan officer there had rentals and had a HELOC from Zions.

After reading the clarifying language for opportunity zones, it seems as though a newly formed real estate fund could buy an office building in an opportunity zone and hire employees to help run the fund (they work in the OZ).

I think you should be talking to an escrow officer at a Title company if you want this done properly.

Everyone in his office does too!

I’ve even emailed and called every single law office, title company, and account office in the area.

One additional thing I would suggest is to take a particular property you are thinking of doing this with and go down to the city planning office and ask them about what you're trying to do.