If you have access you local MLS, you can get a lot of information there as well.

They also can be tricky to get out of the Water Heater Closet , which is sometimes accessed thru a bedroom closet.  

I have right around 40k of liquid assets, and another 10k in stocks, I could access if needed.

We absolutely love Fort Collins as a smaller city with huge amenities (easy outdoors access, great infrastructure, thriving Old Town district, college town, hopping music scene, etc.).

Various title insurance companies offer their customers access to proprietary research tools.

My question is: how do I have access of 100 properties?

If you're going to wholesale, you need to have a knowledgeable real estate agent on your team or access to sufficient data to run your own comps.

I mainly want it to make investing easier (having access to MLS, not having to wait on agents to view properties, etc..) but I am also interested in actually representing sellers and buyers as well.

But you need access as a non mls member and convincing a member who you don't intend to work with to find their replacement could be tough. :)   If you can't find an agent (friend or family member) willing to do that work for you, you can search through the tax records for flips (sales and purchases within a few months) and then google search the old listing address to see who sold the property.  4.

It makes sense to weigh both of my options and compare rates, fees, cash accessible, etc. right?