I've been looking at some properties and before I get started, I wanted to know does anyone have any reputable General Contractor/Contractor along with property manager in Columbus, GA because I haven't had much of luck in that department yet?

Adding the 1 & 2 bed option is a great start, have you looked at pricing and dropping it further than your peers?

However, when STOA first started going down the tank, they were negotiating with me on interest because selling them on MLS was a different entity at that time.  

Rents started to come down and I had to leave a lot more money in projects that I was in the middle of.  

Congrats on getting started!

I don’t want to start a political discussion, but with current events I’d be interested in moving my somewhat significant traditional IRA assets offshore before that becomes impossible.

We host an investor meet up monthly in Alexandria, could be a good place to start.

I also have a hard money loan that has had a "freeze" on payments that were supposed to start a year ago. 

Congratulations on jumping into the STR market. 

I always recommend speaking with a lender or two before you start deal hunting.