Check with your insurance company about supplying bikes. 

This approach will set a solid foundation for your real estate investing journey here in the A.And if you are going to use Melanie's recommendation to check out the GA REIA, you can do so by searching here on Bigger Pockets forums, you'll find they post new meetings quite often.

I figured I would add another $5k in costs to transport the home to the end customer and assemble it onsite.

People simply need to stop relyig on nothers so dang much.The SECOND something even seems too hard, immedialte they give up and ask other for help... and no one checks to see if the person that is giving them random advice is actually an expert in the space.. its nuts!

I countered offer with that I will take care of everything except knob and tube (they will take care of that after the electrician go and check the place).

Here is rough spreadsheet to check math . 

I will be opening a separate checking/savings account for the other side of the duplex to house rent income and property related expenses.

That said, I still prefer solid old-school custom-built construction over modern tract-shacks.

Remote can be...Marketing, Lease Signing, Lockouts (install coded smart doors), background checks & screening, Virtual Tours, Payments (online or ACH debits)Live In Person (local team)...Showing units, Posting Notices, Evictions, Dealing with Complaints (some need live interaction), Maintenance Calls, Property Condition Tours, Meeting Utility Companies, Meeting Contractors, verifying Contractors work, Live personal touch with residents (can improve tenant relations depending on property), Cleaning, Turns, Police CallsThrough the years, I've learned that there are places to save money and places to invest. 

Sponsors should clearly show any/all fees in our investment summary.Learning about and understanding the fee structure is one more checkbox checked toward being an informed investor.