I have a couple lenders who say they could "figure it out", but it would require some grey area finagling like having the tenant sign a lease personally instead of the company.So the questions is, what do I do now.

Go to a couple of real estate investor meetups and make connections.

Generally there are multiple units for each "zone" if you will when I've seen them installed.Regarding your problem at hand, I personally would simply adjust your plan to move and make your initial plan to get the current issues resolved, while costly now, in the long run holding onto the unit will likely pay off. 

I would lay eyes on anything you are considering purchasing first hand.

I don’t want to just cut cost though I want to understand what I’m doing and be super hands on.

Now im looking to chat with couple of lenders to find requirements.

Also would you focus on a specific target market you are familiar with and know the comps like the back of your hand and have boots on the ground ?

If you need an LLC for tax reasons later, you can move title into an LLC later for a couple hundred bucks.

If so, I'd like to connect and get pricing for a couple of permits out here in FL.

Honestly if you are doing STR I would suggest doing Austin itself rather than all the way out there in Kyle - maybe a couple of years ago when the prices were through the roof in Austin city itself this would be a good alternative but there is a blip right now where you can get a god entry point in Austin (downtown/east ideally) for STR