I received a modification to my original offer on my first deal stating that the current security deposits would need to be transferred to the buyer’s (my) designated holder that “shall be a licensed Georgia real estate broker.”

You want it for at least 20% below market, which is $132,800.You go through with a contractor and he estimates $20,000 in repairs so you pad it a little and say $25,000 to cover some undiscovered issues.You offer the owner $107,800 and tell them this is your bottom line to ensure you can make the necessary repairs and turn a "reasonable profit."

Would you all recommend taking a General Contractor to a potential property and paying him for his time in exchange for him giving a good estimate of the scope of work? 

Need to build a team: Property manager, Title company, property inspector, contractors, etc.  

In Arizona you have the same license for both... 

@Raquel Rigby On my live in I flip used a credit card to pay contractors.

All, I got below quote from a contractor and it is much higher than expected.

You still need to maintain the properties, you still need to have good property management, be careful with tenants, hiring contractors, etc. 

You can perhaps add the business as a cosigner if needed, but ultimately you want the family on the lease because they are living there and if the employee gets fired, they are the ones responsible for rent. it is irrelevant to you who the rent comes from. if it was a company renting so they can put up different contractors they have to fly in and different people will be living there at different times, that would be a different setup.

What is the best way of building a cabin through a contractor?