This is all pretty normal and routine stuff. 

During good times, they move from site to site and need a place to keep their stuff.

So, yes, the lender will underwrite your property and base their decision on how they think the property will cover your debt service, but they also want to know you have the ability to step in if stuff goes sideways.

For my wife and I, we have little interest in trying to find personal happiness through buying stuff.

Hawaii is pretty strict on that stuff. 

What was interesting is that most of the protocols were obviously intended for hotels and there were pages and pages of stuff hotels must do.

This may be stuff you have all in place so if you get an offer accepted you're good to go but I'm going to say them anyways! 

Hoping to network with those more accomplished and expeifined to get an idea of the pitfalls and “if I knew then what I know now” type of stuff.

Commercial is normally more open than Freddy and fanny  stuff. 

basically its written to mean that you are responsible for all the condo-servicing stuff inside your sheet rock wall out to the actual exterior wall of your condo.