Do you think you could give your take on that or am I starting to impose.

Some states do impose franchise and other tax fees. 

If it does fall under the homeowner then how is it legal for the association to impose their contractor to "repair" issues that do not exist with my balcony?

To co-invest with your 401K involves your custodian, and their process may cause unnecessary delays.

I realize it probably is an unnecessary thing to do.

Legal zoom and those other companies charge you unnecessary fees if I'm not mistaken.

I have a simple 90 day goal, to purchase 10 more SFR rental properties and to add two more states to my self imposed challenge of owning rentals in all 50 states.

If you do they may still feel slighted since you're renting it and they want owner occupants.Either way if renting it makes the best financial sense for you then do it within the rules they've imposed even if they would prefer that you didn't.One thing to think about though is that as of right now, if you sell you would realize any equity in the property as a tax free gain since it was your primary residence.

I ended up having a couple self imposed delays on things like materials, colors, finish items that could have been avoided by better up-front planning.

House Bill 1050 (S.L. 2014-3), signed into law May 29, 2014 by Governor McCrory, provides that the gross receipts derived from the rental of a private residence, cottage, or similar accommodation listed with a real estate broker or agent where a person occupies or has the right to occupy such on or after June 1, 2014 is subject to the 4.75% general State and applicable local and transit rates of sales and use tax and any local occupancy tax imposed by a city or county.