Ideally we would like to rely on our rental income as a means to retire in our early 50s, but would be a bonus if we could accomplish that a few years earlier.

Ideally, it would be nice if I could avoid foreclosing in the event of a default.

There is likely more equity though so ideally I would like the cost basis to reflect the full value.Pete M.

This is an ideal situation, and we will continue to honour their current agreement with previous owner, and will likely give them the option to renew at the end of the 12 months, or transition to m2m)Tenant 2: is currently on a m2m lease, and is paying market rent.

And would it be an ideal rental later on?  

You can get property managers who specialize in it and likely you'll pay the same percentage you would for a family.My suggestion would be rent to a group of friends, professionals ideally but college students too.

A nice duplex for $85-$100k in a B- neighborhood in the Midwest is almost ideal, esp if you live in one side (You can live for free + get experience being a landlord).

Not exactly an ideal situation. 

Situations may dictate that a site cannot be inspected, etc.The scope of work section of the report will disclose whether or not the site was visited and when.Appraisers are only required to identify the property- ideally by address, parcel number, aerial map, legal description, or all of the above.

Ideally you would find a company that has everything under one roof.