I don't want them to need a reason to leave. we have had people in homes for 5 yrs. some are 3, some are just 2 and leave.  

If you are selling to a home buyer, then they are going to need hand holding.

The tone of the situation between us is much less dark than I think it sounded.  

You can not avoid repairs or evictions, it's part of the business, and you can bet your pants off that a PM is going to run you much-much more than 10% of gross rents.Your likely going to need to find 60+ units to create the cashflow you want.

Is the driveway going to need repaved?

Either way you should start saving up because even if you purchase a duplex for around $200k, you are going to need reserves saved up incase something breaks in either unit. 

I know I'm going to need to build a garage and would love to add some sqft living space above it.

(By tone of my question: how can I decline all these applicants and yet be legally right)I am the owner and property is located in state of Arizona.

I wont bother correcting your inaccuracies Curt, you seem to need to tell other people their business when you don;t know anything about it, I will leave you to your own conversation.....The fact remains if you buy turnkey you will need to hold a LONG time before you can exit or use debt to create equity so you can sell at below purchase price.

Again, all areas are going to be different so you're definitely going to need to check with that village.