Most companies marketing with the word outsource some of the pieces you described above - in particular, the management on the back end. 

Because in this case zoning took a 155 acre piece of real estate with incredibly prime location, and made it only worth at maximum 145 acres miles outside the city. 

If you have any advise on catalyst to help us get there, I am all ears!

The major pieces of information you are missing include NOI which includes deducting all of your operating expenses from your gross rents sans debt service, market dynamics (what are vacancy rates and asking rents like in the market the building is located in?)

It’s great that you’re thinking ahead about property management, especially as an out-of-state investor.As a property manager working for a company that specializes in managing properties for out-of-state investors, one of the biggest pieces of advice I can offer is to ensure clear and prompt communication with your PM team from the very first call.

If there is any advice you have to offer,  I'm all ears.

From what I’ve seen in Forbes, the infromation on market trends can also help pinpoint the best neighborhoods.One last piece I’d consider: do some legwork on rent comparables in the area so you’ll know your break even numbers from day one.

So was I incorrect in thinking that by incorporating I can defer paying capital gains taxes as long as those are re invested in another piece of real estate? 

I do value her as a cleaner and she definitely goes the extra mile and are the eyes and ears on the ground for me.

Your plan can be something rough like: I own a piece of vacant land at (address), and I'm looking to rezone it from (current designation) to (new designation) in order to build a new construction duplex which will consist of  2 condos for sale, or 2 aparment rentals, eg.