The franchise owner has a strong credit history has over 20+ stores and the sales of this location appear to be strong.

Its been difficult meeting broker and clients who are interested in it.

I have also handled landlord/tenant issues and contract drafting for my clients.

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.

The bank will require an additional inspection to assess any possible damage to the property.I have a client who is in escrow on a 4-plex.

They invested in places with strong fundamentals (SoCal, DFW) and rode out all the downturns.

They can have you cold call clients which will get you accustomed to speaking to people and what to say. 

You could start there and then branch into some other strong areas that give you some geographic and niche diversification.  

In my years of practice, I have only had one client request for my CPA license number. 

I've had PM clients who were relocated out of our market who have been able to qualify for a second mortgage only once we placed a tenant in the property they left, and only if they could show that the property was being managed by a professional PM.