Best idea is to call the local county and you may be rerouted to the municipality(city zoning office).

I am guessing this must be a property in a very desirable area near a metropolitan city?  

Does any one know a good reliable contractor to do the following kind of work on a property I'm acquiring. Replacing carpet with vinyl hardwood, interior and exterior paint, replace A/C unit, minor concrete work etc. ...

Yes, I’ve researched duplexes and triplexes in several DFW cities. 

Looking to invest in multi family , in small Ontario cities such as Hamilton , Kingston but it will be hard to get good tenants to live in such buildings , SFH look less headache but it is expensive that is it hard to produce positive cache flow with 20% down payment. 

Where would you say is the best state and city to buy some rentals in order to get a good return?

Dustin are you near Tri-Cities at all?

My hometown is effectively a rust belt city. 

My wife and I got the "flipping fever" and we are moving to Tulum, Mexico, a city with tremendous growth and great opportunities. 

Some markets I have heard about are cities within Ohio, Indianapolis, Memphis and West Lafayette.