Once I do the deed transfer the payment will be made to the LLC bank, but I am unsure if the mortgage will be owned by the LLC as well per my lender as they stated very clear that I still own the mortgage and any refinance etc require the transfer back of the deed first.

Other than reading lots of books and listening to podcasts I have had no formal training in dealing with analysis and am doing well just with the biggerpockets calculator.

He is experienced, neat, great with budgeting, communicated well, and timely.

I'm in the ATL as well. 

Good morning, @Edna WhiteIt looks like you have already found a potential deal and identified a potential tactic (subject to) to make the deal work, well done so far!

Which area works best for multi-family investing will depend on a few factors:- will you be living in the property as well?

So you're going to have carrying costs with this , as well as opening the door costs , as well as capital injections by both parties of an amount to be able to pay the bills of the llc just to survive as well as to grow business for yourselves . 

I believe with my background in residential construction, I'm positioned well to enter in to the space.

These loans close in the name of your entity/LLC as well. 

Other avenues to find contractors include: reviewing the neighborhood for signs of contractors already working in the neighborhoods that you are targeting, asking the town/borough for contractors that pull lots of permits (aka get hired a lot) in your area, as well as inquiring withe local Home Depot/Lowes early in the morning and seeing who is active.