You could just call the permitting office and ask them as well. 

I am also a real estate agent, I own a construction company, and a soon to be "retired" police officer at the age of 29.

Does anyone know what specific city office I need to go to to check into that?

Call a local Real Estate Broker's office and offer the floor agent on duty $50 to be your listener/sniffer proxy.  

I recommend talking to your loan officer about what if you changed your mind and want to not live there but to rent it out instead.

There are also systems specific to investors and investor management for raising capital but they are not inexpensive.For all of my companies I have always used Microsoft office to mange contacts, calendar email, etc.

Ideally, the person I am looking to hire can-set up an organized paper filing system and set up a digital office with cloud-based document storage-keep a calendar, help me move forward and not get bogged down with minutiae-multitask between the different businesses and properties-has previous administrative experience in real estate-and most importantly: Get.

I wish you the best on your journey finding a property manger that is the best fit for you, understands what you are looking for, and most importantly deliver.Should you wish to discuss the issue/situation further, please do not hesitate to contact us via email, phone call, and or office visit. 

Down the road you could leave the team to be an independent agent with the brokerage, but many successful agents started their careers in entry level team positions.I'm very happy with the brokerage I'm with, many love KW, Remax, or their small local independent office.

Initially applied for financing thru BofA which offered 4.75% on a 30 yr fixed working with a loan officer I had previous experience with.