I think the best course of action for you is the one that plays out to best suite your time, and business plan.

ARV is $900K on this house (Summit NJ, train access NYC) and reno timeline is 3.5-4 months (we're dormering an unfinished 2nd floor to add master suite + 2BR + BA, gutting first floor, finishing basement). 

Knowing nothing about your market, if you have done a good job screening and lacing your new tenants, the market clearly supports rents at the $700 price level - now it's time to get a plan in place to get the rest of the occupants up to this level.Consider making a plan for getting the rents to market level over the course of six months or a year - whatever time period best suits your risk tolerance and go for it.  

My strategy is have a ~ top 10% suited sfh in a A/B neighbourhood, keep rent at the top of the market, and add on $100 monthly for a dog and $65 for a cat..

A suit like that would go nowhere, and we considered if we were served, to sue the individual police officer that gave legal advice to tenant A. 

I looked at the CAR document today and there are some things I would like added to the lease agreement and I also have some questions that may be better suited for an attorney vs an Agent.

We converted the property from a 3BR 1BA into a 2BR and 2BA with a full master suite with walk in closet and stand up shower with double vanities.

Despite this, I'm a bit ahead of the curve and am looking for guidance as to where to go next.Currently, I work for a luxury brokerage out of San Diego as an assistant to a top producer providing marketing and management of all digital platforms; I received this opportunity through DMing multiple agents on Instagram hoping to get a job after my return from a study abroad as a way to learn about real estate.

You'll need to know these things before you contact an agent, so they know what to look for.I'd start by identifying your buying criteria, then an agent can help you narrow down the neighborhoods in Athens that suit your needs.

I would suggest you set up a website also with a nice clean simple landing page to generate leads.Then you can direct your Facebook Ads or Google Adwords campaigns there and it also ads credibility.Twitter and Instagram both have paid marketing tools as well that you can utilize to build an online presence.