But the person seemed bent on me wire transferring within 3 days, or the deal will no longer be valid.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

This list was pulled directly from Raleigh’s website here:Raleigh Permits for ADUs and Guidelines Click Here to ViewTo find your specific lot’s zoning, use IMAPS: https://maps.raleighnc.gov/imaps/2.

To send them a message without booking the property, click on the listing, scroll to the bottom of the page and it'll say "contact host."

It makes sense to me but I foresee that to be a contentious point, even more if they end up not getting the rental.Thank you in advance!

You're right there's few units on the market, but they do come up and if you're ready to commit, you can find something.

Is this the case for all states?

There's currently a website set up to get information from customers that have had this contract "sleight of hand" done to them. 

I do direct booking through the Houfy website, taking credit card payment by Square. 

Every where you turn there are STRs going up on the market fully furnished because they couldn't pay the mortgage and bills with the rental income.