They also build from the ground up for long-term rental and sell those to passive investors as well.I have no referral relationship with them.  

I also know from some AGM for strata meetings (my PM also does strata management for condo buildings), that some people require a lot more hand holding and ask a million questions which takes a lot of time.

What would be the best way to build a contract for house hacking  without hiring a real estate attorney ?  

I'm partial to the house because I grew up in the neighborhood. 

The newer cabinet doors might be harder to find but it looks like it would be easy to make doors to match the older flat panel doors.Also, try looking at Restore the Habitat for Humanity thrift store or other used building supply places.

Instead of renting, move that money into a more valuable asset and continue building equity.

:)Having done something similar years ago, would advise you NOT to quit W-2 until you have a crew you can depend on to do at least 80% of the rehab work.You should also be building a network that exposes you to more deals than you can currently handle.Otherwise, you're just trading one job for another and won't be able to scale enough to generate the number of flips you need to replace W-2 job.

They are property owners in your neighborhood, not an external company with no stake in the community other than management fees. 

I am hoping to like many others build up a good retirement through real estate and are looking for opportunities to learn good practices, soft skills and gain confidence and build repeatable systems that can scale. 

You’re building up an asset that you can use for buying other assets.I use this strategy with business owners quite a bit who’ve maxed out their retirement accounts.Leverage, leverage, leverage!