Here’s a finished flip property a few blocks away from the one you’re looking at:  https://www.redfin.com/WA/Tacoma/227-S-38th-St-98418/home/2962336You could probably rent as-is, but would likely get lower rents and tenants. 

They use heavy duty, high speed special printers that cost anywhere between $15,000~$30,000 depending on the model (which I've considered buying), not to mention the type of font they use, as well as how the ink prints on the paper they use, also being different than the ones retail buyers have access to. 

Pac Heights the homes are 10 to 25 million.. its quite the case not sure where it ended up. but he was threatening to block the right of way unless they paid him a big preminum

I visited the up-and-coming area by the beach (aka the 4-5 blocks) one night and loved it, and some properties west of the track are sufficiently close to the beach in my opinion.

One you do it yourself and for weekday checkouts you block off a day to allow you to clean after work.

I drive a lot for work and figure just to be able to get into key lock boxes (after checking with listing agent of course) it would be nice along with the access to mls.

Age of home, exit price point range, block or stick construction, etc., etc.. 

You will gain respect, contacts you would never have access to and a behind the curtain view that no paid guru will offer.  

Knowing everyone is busy and not wanting to waste anyones time, how do YOU deal with securing access to the property so you don't have to ask the owner to stop by each time your contractors need in to do the walkthrough and write up a quote?

The property is located 6 blocks from the college in the heart of downtown!