Home inspectors are not contractors and will routinely recommend that further evaluation by a contrator be done.

Those who are dislocated from their homes may be unable to shelter in place and may have more difficulty maintaining a routine of social distancing.

With people traveling habits and work routines changing, I think this mid term stays will be something that will continue in some form in the future.

Routine, elective, and many semi-urgent medical procedures have been put on pause.

As long as you are underwriting conservatively and not forcing deals to work out on paper you should be okay. 

You won't learn to become a multi-millionaire real estate investor reading it, but you will learn whether or not you practice the habits that extremely rich and/or highly successful people routinely practice. 

What type of referral agreement could I work out with a brokerage/agent where I'm acting on behalf of 1-2 buyers on internally sourced properties but there's whole or split commission available?

It just so happens that the numbers work out that way. 

If you have your procedures and tools for advertising, screening, and leasing in place, go for it and I think it does usually work out better if you place your own tenants.If you will be working with a PM, I encourage you to reach out to them and ask what their process will be for onboarding this existing tenant.

That being said I would recommend giving them a call and seeing what you can work out.