It’s a start and a foundation to build upon.

That's great that you have a foundation in RE from your time as an agent, that's something good to build off of that a lot of us don't have. 

Known for its strong foundation in STEM jobs, the market continues to experience positive economic growth, projected to drive further property appreciation.

Actually one county over in Rabun is where the movie deliverance was filmed.

You can check out Kate's house foundation, and also NARR standards for sober houses.

Building a scalable real estate business requires developing a foundation that can grow efficiently without exponentially increasing operational costs.

I guess building in phases helps to mitigant some of that risk but at the same time while you have land being moved and foundations/roads being poured it seems to make sense to do quite a bit at the same time?!

When you have thin skin, your foundation is not strong.

It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-teamWhat market are you looking to invest in? 

Once you have this team in place, you should have the foundation to invest in any market confidently while not being there physically.Read this article on the "core 4".