We are over a month past our moveout date (I looked into GA law and it states the landlord has one month to return the check) and we have not received any sort of response or a check.At the end of the day, he still owes us over $1,300 regardless of how he handles our dispute to the charges.

I’m still inspecting the house and assessing the total losses.Given all these, how do I handle the security deposit?

It also helps to have someone local that knows people that can handle the cleaning and maintenance/repairs.

I can't remember what size the panels are in my duplexes but I doubt they can handle that additional load. 

My husband and I have defined roles so I don’t handle our rentals but I can give you an overview of our process. 

They seem to handle vacants and potential flips which is not what I am into, so I don’t have any experience with them.Lastly, remember that Alex Cooper (and any other auctioneer) are esstentially seller’s agents.

Throughout these 10 years, I would also love to begin building my own portfolio, hopefully by starting with a partnership (let me prove what I know by analyzing  potential deals and pushing them to closure as said above), and then by heading an entire acquisition from pre-entry to exit.I'm really excited to connect and speak with you all!

You could always refinance out of it and collect the tax benefits if you can handle the payments.

Wish I had a better response for you but you might want to reach out the file manager who is handling your permit and ask what's the reason for some of these items, sometimes the counter clerks have a check list and end up sending the applicant ( you) that list without considering what you actually need.  

In the past we have preferred smaller companies that are very hands on, that are invested in the same areas and that handle everything from purchase to rehab to sale to management.