If you are looking for a GC to handle a bigger job, you could try MK3 Construction, that's our internal GC company that handles our rental jobs.  

Right now we are just trying to figure out what repairs to let the renter handle on their own (at their request) and what to have a contractor or handyman come in and do. 

I'm guessing a local lender has seen this sort of property before and would know exactly how it is handled.

Have any fees collected at closing by whatever legitimate title/escrow company is handling your closing. 

I got advice from my lawyer but handled it myself.I went to the door and spoke to the person explaining the situation.

Do I need a real estate agent, or would something like this be handled through the bank and insurance company? 

I don't collect security deposits because of the major headaches surrounding their handling in Mass, FWIW. 

In order to only pay Indiana state income tax and not CA, we were going to create an administrative management company to operate it in CA that would handle our CA employees/office/ marketing operations, etc... but it looks like there were some changes to nexus laws that focus on point of sale to source the business.

So how can I handle the 90 day title seasoning challenge? 

I would use a professional firm to handle the title search.