I'd also recommend a triplex not a duplex.

I'd recommend either being in Italy for some time out the year, every year you have property here, or have someone physically here (like me!)

I would recommend looking for local FB investor groups, most areas have them!

I would recommend you begin researching Chicago based meetups as there are a bunch of really good ones.

Personally, I like to use Notion for this type of task, but I'm sure there will be others on here that will recommend Monday.com, ClickUp, or Asana.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

If you can give a bit more info about the property, you can get more focused recommendations.

Who are great property managers in Atlanta you would recommend for my circumstance?  

Or recommend any builders?

Too bad you can't buy something owner-occupied, put 5% down with the best interest rate, live in it for 12 months (and fix it up), rent it out and repeat the cycle.Here's some other info you might find useful:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?