Basically you have a master lease to the local Chapter and they fill in the rooms as needed.Some considerations:1.

He lives in another city and told me to find a local attorney.

Of course, you should have a local attorney look it over to make sure it's in compliance with the laws in your state/municipality. 

I would also highly encourage you to become active in your local real estate clubs if you are not already.

You should have a main account for each property and then most local banks will allow you to create sub-accounts where can store funds or separate them into those buckets as the rent comes in.

@Ather TaquiI am no attorney, but a consultation with one in your local market would be a great idea.However, Ill mention this.Keep everything separate.

I was hoping for a referral from a local investor who has had a similar need and worked with someone they were happy with.

Once we start talking about bigger pieces of land that that woulud appear to developers (i.e. homebuilders or developers who do self storage, medical office, industrial, retail/commercial) then I usually can market to them without necessarily having to put on the market, because I know who the players are in SoCal, and that helps especially when seller doesn't want to do an exclusive listing, but will let you bring offers off market.But in general, for random pieces of land that aren't necessarily for the big developers/builders, you certainly need to put it on the market. 

Would the FL Land Trust be considered the local entity that can act in FL court (eviction, code enforcement, ...)?

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of your screen and you can search for other MEMBERS or LOCAL MEETUPS.