2)Yes, not only is visiting the property a healthy exercise, but also getting some preliminary information, good wide shot high res photos,perhaps a small video of the property, a copy of the scope of work, any permits or permit inspections.

@Alan Berlin, 700 - 1000 is  a wide but pretty accurate range for a normal 1031 from a national qualified intermediary service who deals with a lot of them.  

A Canon 5D MkIII (full frame DSLR) with a Canon 16-35mm LII lens - very wide angle.Any very wide angle setup will do, but combine that with a decent HDR in-camera function or HDR in post processing.I can shoot most houses in under 45 minutes. 

The investor/sponsor split will vary widely but generally around 80%/20% or 70%/30%.

They offer some additional info we can't make widely available, though you'll need to have an acceptable use to get access.

To this day cap rate is still widely misunderstood and misused.Bob was always glad to get into debates about cap rate which ironically were where I found him to be highly educational.

The nature of tax lien investing varies widely around the country because each county is different.

We found out about it through personal area connections, so I'm not sure how widely marketed the property has been up to this point. 

Amanda, if you have the experience dealing with a wide variety of people, then you would be great.  

If you plan to download transactions into your bookkeeping software then you want to make sure their online access will allow that, and in the format your bookkeeping software wants.Bank of America and Citizens have branches all over so if you're widely traveled then that might be a factor for you.