When a foreign LLC wants to do business in Arkansas, it must register with the Arkansas Secretary of State and pay the $300 state filing fee ($270 online). 

Are there any on-line government sources of truth for any particular city's future infrastructure/expansion/city planning plans or any private company tracking these initiatives? 

Becca,   glad to help.How did this guy find you in the first place or was there something on line that you saw and responded to..

We tried some craigslist and marketplace ads.

Most of the courses are now online, so you get very little teacher input.If you are looking for actual builder knowledge, you should be looking for in-person classes.

It sounded like the way you were writing that you might be doing a lot of online research and sending out offers, but since you mentioned an agent, I wanted to check.Are you getting enough reps seeing houses to know what your offer prices should be?

I’ve spent months doing online learning, lots of property analysis, and meeting people.

Like not the FCC but online.

Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides3.

I got the same rate that I would get on any direct booking since they could see the listed price online.