A little bit about myself: Day-time, I do project management for corporate real estate clients, and a registered architect.

However.... if I list my house for sale on Craigslist, FB Marketplace, Zillow/Trulia, etc.... am I still obligated to follow their rules of ME paying the buyer's agent commission?? 

This year I doubt I exceed 5, or 7, houses, probably less but this is simply due to family obligations first, and another small business I am trying to grow.

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Any lawsuits should be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced, some debate as to SMLLC).

Gator method and PCS; hubs and I had a meeting w/ PCS this morning and didn't need all the LLC creation and such so we jumped to the 'Corporate Financial Program' - already sounds VERY ambiguous...

You can attempt to renegotiate with the seller without relying on one of the contract contingencies but the seller has no obligation to do this and will almost certainly say no (I would say no in this scenario). 

Although I don't feel like I'm legally obligated, I'm trying to come up with a solution that works for both sides.

The MTR and STR would be more for travel nurses, corporate professionals instead of people vacationing.

It was a foreclosure, owned by the Resolution Trust Corporation.

It is not in my nature to go out and give bad reviews, but I feel obligated to warn people about a group based in SoCal who sell rehabbed and rented properties in Alabama.