There are 3 types of zoning here, "regular rental" (just as it sounds), "regulated rental" (max 5 occupants, in rooms- typically for student type housing), and "rooming house".  

If you were simply talking about searching for properties for sale and not seeing any, you may want to make some contacts with realtors in your area, who will supply you with new listings, off market listings etc.

If I am wanting to purchase to fix & flip what are my rules and regulations that I would have to follow being that it is section 8?

My understanding is that expenses can only be deducted from rental income although your tax regulations may be different.

Check fair housing codes and your state landlord tenant regulations.

I've already priced out 75% that is required including the big what if scenario of increasing water supply line,  I've got a long list of things that are needed, i've been preparing for something like this since I purchased 3 years ago.

We did not have any major capital improvements, pretty much everything done to the property was either a repair and or supplies, advertisements standard.

And the supply won't increase either in the future. 

State regulations make things complicated so I'm skeptical that it will ever replace the agent; however, technology is taking the place of so much human production that it wouldn't surprise me to see some platforms simplify the process for the even the casual browser.I looked for the app for my Android, but only T-Rex apps displayed.  

. – other investors, appraisers, inspectors, building supply employees, agents, etc.) to find contractors – what type of work was done, was the project completed on time and within the budget, how was the communication, accountability, was the work done satisfactory, would the contractor be hired again, what did they do well, what didn’t they do wellOne tip from the BP community is going to the local building supply store (in your case – have a trusted person on the ground) early in the morning and engage the contractors who are there picking up supplies.