Quote from @Polat Caglayan: 1500 sq ft and a mid-level renovation that complies with section 8 standards I would get a contractor out there 

New Orleans Project Home Again (Louisiana): Implemented after Hurricane Katrina, this program involved a land swap and redevelopment initiative.

You don't see any actual receipts for materials or invoices from contractors they hired.

I do believe that our area will all bounce back much stronger than before and what would have taken at least the islands another 30-50 years to redevelop is now reduced down to likely a 7-15 year rebuilding period. 

Are there team members (RE agents, wholesalers, lenders, PMs, contractors, etc) you'd recommend?

In the future, I’ll factor in contractor costs more.

As a contractor and cabinet maker it made much more sense financially to purchase a home with a rental unit and manage the property myself.

And a general contractor would NEVER sign a customers contract 

**As investors, you are closest to the consumer (home buyers/renters), so you tend to absorb costs and reduced profits from unexpected spikes in expenses that wholesalers or contractors pass on to you!

Off market deals usually have nonrefundable deposits and a clunkier process that isn't as suited for out of state people until they have good contacts in the area to evaluate the property (mostly contractors that feel comfortable evaluating projects for you).