Weird that the township would go one way and the city another. township is much larger than the city.

@Roger Garner all of the above give you great ways to find GCs, but HOW will you screen the bad from the good?

Any recommendations for contractors in the Atlanta area that preferably work with out-of-state investors?

I think LLCs are over rated unless you have to hold the property in one for financing like most DSCR lenders will require.

Of course I want to minimize as much of the inconveniences possible with such a situation but some is inevitable. 

Stessa for the rentals, Monarch for the other accounts (IRAs, brokerage accounts, cash, etc.)

If this were my deal the sale price on a triplex would likely be around $900k, so if I bought the land for $150k, and my build costs were about $500k, I would expect my interest and carrying costs to be about 10-12% of the total of that, so lets say $75k, for all in expenses of about $725k. 

Another higher offer came later, teaching us the value of having a dispositions specialist.

The IRS has a list of QOZs.

Recently, a real estate friend suggested I consider starting a title company, as he and his partners (primarily in commercial real estate, like strip malls) could bring business my way.While I’ve worked with title companies in my transactions, I’ve never explored the inner workings of how they operate.