This will help you establish some credit for the business fairly quickly.  

The entire state is run by a one party tax, spend, and regulate government which results in a terrible business climate.

I am looking to put the least money down and will be using this property as a personal residence for at least a year and then either selling as a flip or establishing a long term rental as it is near a private university. 

I had an S Corp for my IT business, an LLC for my Auto Repair business, and a C Corp set up for my real estate management.While in my mind I need a real estate management business, when I did the papers to establish the management company, one question on the application is what type of business is the entity engaged in, and it clearly states if the company is engaged in anything requiring a license, I must submit a copy of the license, and I do not have a broker's license that entitled me to engage in property management.

In the past, one of the primary ways private companies raised funds for real estate investing was through Rule 506 of Regulation D.

You want to establish a team. 

State/County Parameters - Pro Investors State laws, positive immigration & growth, county regulations, POS and Property Taxes, etc.3.

If I were doing this deal I would separate the two items like this: Funding and Profit.Funding gets a certain pre-established return. 

It would allow for cash flow sooner and get you an established history of rental income that you could claim on your taxes.

Are there things that I should approach established investors about offering to do for free in exchange for apprenticeship/shadowing?