Do a google search for Inessa Shur, she is a well regarded landlord attorney, and ask her if she handles dicrimination complaints. 

There was a networking button on BP that had a calendar of events.  

Pop those cities in the search bar, there are several.

I see that there are a handful of insurers that specialize in this type of underwriting from a simple Google search, but I'd be curious to hear about your success!

Looking forward to ramping up our search.

I've been adding HUD houses in the search and those go even quicker! 

Are you searching for lenders who do 100%?

BP is an excellent source for vetting turnkey providers, simply by looking up the companies using the search function.

Searching MLS there are definitely things in our price range (250k and under) and with the features we like. (3 BR at least for owner unit is really the only criteria as we work from home and have a little girl, and decent school system) Any tips, pointers, thoughts on buying in the area?

If you want to grab some cheaper properties with decent returns, you can search thru areas like 38127/38128 but you'd want to thoroughly check the street and comps.