What I can suggest to you is for you to familiarized yourself with the contract thus when you are near the transaction completion with the attorney, you would not surprise or ask basic question.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

He didn't have the experience I did and thought he would "surprise me" with such a great deal.

I'd definitely double check and triple check your local/city regulations in regards to rentals, so there are no surprises as to what you can do legally. 

Surprised your rents have not increased to keep up with expenses.

Sometimes the answer to that will surprise you!

You would probably send it with the application, that way everything is up front with no surprises. 

The latter, though more expedient, necessitates access to the property for interior assessment at the borrower's own convenience .

They bring you “convenient” comparables that’s aren’t real ones.

It's more to do with convenience as buyers and sellers on larger/commercial deals are often not located in the same state.