Be diligent, be precise, and work as quickly as your time allows.

If so, thoughts on what vehicle to use to do so, will be appreciated.  

We have used Chicago Title and we also like Greater Illinois Title (had a horrible experience with Precision Title and do NOT recommend them).

I will update this with info as it comes available for more precise answers.

@Kyle M.What you are likely referring to is that with real estate purchased outside of a tax-sheltered vehicle, depreciation can taken be against taxation on income.

MY INVESTMENT GOALS:I invest in traditional investment vehicles as well.

You won't have a tripod, off camera flash, or post processing.DSLR will offer more flexibility, and precision, but quality will be hardly noticeable especially as screen size decreases (cell phones/laptops).

. :)  Section 179 is a good accelerated depreciation for vehicles/equipment.

"I thought the high *** grass with broken down vehicles in your yard and torn sheets hanging in your windows was particularly attractive."    

Agents all the time say, "I don't know, you'd have to look into that yourself", precisely so they are not on the hook.