My company, Endurus Capital owns apartments, senior housing, retail, and industrial in MN, WI, OH, KY and TN. 

I'd request that now as they can take anywhere from 2 to 5 days to complete depending on how busy the title company is.

I’d recommend going with a local lender that you have a good relationship with as opposed to a large national company as they are likely to have better immediate customer service and are more likely to respond in a timely manner, which is important for your first loan.

We also contacted the window company, who identified it as faulty installation by the builder rather than a product defect.

That's construction company type quantities!

Will you manage the property yourself, or will you hire a property management company?

It looks Some people depend on the Z company, but I've never had good luck with them. 

Find an entry level job at a company that builds, rehabs, syndicates, or does multifamily loans to get free access.

If you choose not to use a management company, you will likely be fielding multiple questions per day from Airbnb, on top of managing your cleaners, maintenance, etc.  

First time dealing with a title company.