I was going to mention too:Few years ago, there was a survey of the general population done by the BBB, what they wanted to see was which business and professions were viewed as the most ethical, fair dealing, professions or trades.Realtors came in just below used car dealers, in the bottom 10% but, beat out landlords who were near the bottom, I think it was home improvement contractors who were dead last.

We are conducting a survey to understand the perspectives and preferences of both property owners, investors and renters regarding rent-to-own agreements.

IMO, no need for a survey, they will give you all that and more.  

What do you think.. would you do this  ( market survey )  if you could end up at 75% ARV only have to put up say 2 to 5k per property and you knew you had a lender working hand in hand with the seller of the property..

The 9 relates to violations of recorded restriction, encroachments and excroachments (generally you need a survey for that coverage) and forced removal of an improvement encroaching into an easement excepted in the policy and damage resulting from the exercise of mineral rights.ALTA Endorsement 9-06 (Restrictions, Encroachments, Minerals - Loan Policy) Revised 04-02-12 Technical Correction (08-01-16; 12-01-18) (virtualunderwriter.com)ALTA Endorsement 8.1 (Environmental Protection Lien) (virtualunderwriter.com)

I just looked on Craigslist as a start of my rent survey.

I personally favor markets/approach that's outlined in BP's annual rental market survey (here is the latest) - that is focusing on cities that have a good mixture of cash flow (driven by relatively low prices and strong rents) and appreciation (driven by good economic/demographic conditions).So my research generally consists of starting with the 50 biggest metropolitan areas in the US and narrowing them down based on which ones fit the above criteria the most.

Just a suggestion - it would be great if BP could actually put out some sort of legit but simple online survey on this question.

It has been posted here a few times but the NATP (National Association of tax preparers) releases an annual survey of pricing for various services. 

1.5 years construction site, 10 vacation days wasted, 4 assembly appointments, 2 planning appointments, 2 surveying appointments, broken electrical appliances, countless emails and telephone calls ...