I agree it's a little frustrating, but it's probably frustrating for the building owner, as well.

I followed a similar path and 4 years ago was able to walk away from an increasingly frustrating banking career and have never looked back. 

You should put a lockbox on the property, it will save you time, money, and frustration.

So yeah we were a bit frustrated when all of our quotes came in at $3500+.Troy finally found a respectable quote from an experienced crew - so at least we can get rolling with that.

It's frustrating when the field starts to get flooded with rookies that fancy themselves as loan experts because their brokerage now has a DSCR product.

Frustrating but part of the business.  

I remember how frustrating it was for me as an investor to find an agent who knew more than me.

There is nothing wrong with that, but the seller has already stated it is "as is", so your request could be met with frustration and rejection. 

Even if you never set foot on a property tied to a note, to be on top of vendors, attorneys, contractors is difficult and frustrating in a crisis.

I will say that if you do have a quality product, you will never have an issue with vacancy, I have 4 properties in Boulder, and they are pre-rented year after year, and have never seen a vacancy.Denver also has quite a few Universities, and so does FoCo, but FoCo has frustrating regulations and doesn't really have the market you are looking for, and the same with Denver, it doesn't have a constrained supply.