You can accept the bid, and then talk this through with the cleaner to adjust the price and making sure all your demands will be attended professionally.

Currently listed Lessons learned?

If you want the funds to be separate then you should create a separate LLC to not co-mingle funds.If you are simply looking to not pay your broker a split on the commissions then you should talk to them first to see how they want you to set it up outside of the umbrella of their brokerage (if that is even allowed in IL).

I'd also ask for proof and to talk to the tenants.

Where do I find a buyer’s list?

Any advice on an attorney/organization to talk to in order to get a letter from an attorney to get the landlord being reasonable or similar instead of turning this into an expensive legal battle?

If yes, THEN we can talk taxes.You may be able to offset some of your W2 income with STRs.

Refinance lender was ok and I'm actually using them again for a house hack but I don't think they'll be a top of my list for another BRRR refinance due to their restrictions.

Have you pulled a list of title companies around you and called them to ask? 

I understand BiggerPockets has calculators, an exhaustive list at that.