That will allow you to better place your money in areas you know can succeed whether it be in the arbitrage or ownership space.

I see you are in the State of Georgia and it is a great place to invest.I’ve been in this space for a long time, coaching and investing, and I love helping people get started.

I was able to turn my place into two units so no shared spaced helped a lot. 

You said public water was available...would the lots require a septic system to be installed or is public sewer available? 

Welcome to the world of real estate investing, and congratulations on taking the first steps toward learning about this exciting space!

If your manager is just 'keeping an eye' on things, collecting/reminding on a few rents here and there and some light cleanup while being compensated in free or reduced space rent then classifying them as 1099 subcontractor is great. 

Would you help is wedding coordinating/planning or just rent the space out?

@Grant Shipman Great stuff, I'm a big fan of co-living/rent by room strategy, and I do it here locally in Denver metro, and it is the best strategy in today's market for any house hacker to live for free or make money while living there, but they have to sacrifice personal space.

Your best bet is to ask for referrals from professionals in the space: realtors, other investors, this forum, FB groups, etc.

@Nina Erlandson I have not used them before personally but I work in the insure-tech space and know some people there.