I know little about private money such as deal structures, avg rates, and finding individuals interested in such deals.

At least with a family they will all move at once and won't try to get out of the lease individually. 

If you want to do this "by the book" (legally and without violating copyright law), you can lease the Realtor forms and use them as an unlicensed individual.

Anything more needs to go through us the PM company and has to be authorized by the owner.

Get in front of each individual in your sphere at least every 3 months.

Then you replenish it with the next month's rent, subtract the PM fee, and send the balance to the owner.The other way to handle it is to have the owner deposit money in your account when the work is authorized.

It is our hope that by joining bigger pockets we will be able to connect with experienced individuals that won't mind sharing some of their knowledge and expertise. 

Both are fully empty.Both need some work before renting out, nothing big it appears right now, but definitely paint/floor work and some restructuring of how the units fit together.Should we offer individually or attempt to get them in a package deal?

You likely have no legal authority to force them to leave their own home for the purpose of the buyer's inspection. 

Look for the map feature which breaks down individual subdivisions by things like income (not crime unfortunately).