The town can't recommend engineers but they showed me the list of engineers who have completed projects in town and the company I hired made up ~80% of the list.

Some of the dishonest b.s. that these companies come up with, in an effort to squeeze out more cash from homeowners, is laughable. 

What's the best credit union in Atlanta to help with funding deals with a personal loan and build a long term relationship?

Somethings that newer investors don't think about but should be addressed int the OA is what happens to the upon death - who gets the company, is there portion bought out by the other owners, at what price, what happens when one owner wants to sell, etc.

The buyer-broker contract should specify the agent's duties of representing you, especially how they handle your funds, which seems the most serious thing you mentioned. 

.- I sent several follow-up emails to the company email and never heard back, although they kept spamming me with other emails.- I still have not heard back from anyone.Below is my email from 12-2-23, with one below from 10 days before that.

If this tenant can't afford the $100 increase, I will have to travel back and spend the time and money getting the house ready for a new tenant (paint, carpets, etc) , not to mention decide whether I will hire a company to deal with the rental and the new tenant, which could mean 10% of monthly rent or I will have to deal with it long distance myself and hope for the best. 

Also this opportunity came through a turnkey rental company so there was additional premium baked in and as an out of state investor, I was not planning to visit there and don't know anyone who lives there either.

There is also VinFast, WolfSpeed, the Toyota Battery Plant, ... large pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, energy producers, and a diverse cross section of other industries who are moving to or expanding within an hour of Raleigh.

Did you have roofing company check the roof?