It's also outside of the downtown Greenville city limits, so I can have an Airbnb legally if I choose to. 

If a realtor won’t do the deal for $5k you can EASILY get a state legal contract for under $100.

Rather than go to a law firm, does anyone have experience utilizing Angel List or similar platforms for legal documents, fund management, etc?

I used to do a lot of leasing for property management companies in the area and normally they're very poorly run with only a few agents doing most of the leasing so they're lucky to get to a property more than once or twice a week so I would follow up with your property manager on how many inquiries they're getting every week and how many showings they're scheduling based on that and what kind of feedback they're getting from renters. 

Based LLC: This LLC will likely be a holding company for your investments in Paraguay.

 @Benjamin Aaker I already spoke to the current mortgage company, and they only do mortgages.

I intend to house hack for my first deal and slowly build up my portfolio as I keep working as a Project Engineer for a multifamily construction company in Austin.

Ask him whether there's another explanation for it - and "company policy" doesn't cut it.If there's no reasonable cause for that fee, tell him you're not paying it. 

If you want to legally “contract flip,” you literally need to market the contract.

If you want to deduct money for cleaning, hire a cleaning company (which I know you said you don't want to do).