He's out in Worcester all the time so his advice here is great.Funny that you mentioned those window wells, I was watching a video from @Mark Ferguson that had the window wells in a basement unit:Basement window well youtube videoDefinitely cool to see!

@Nam PhamContracts: Have a detailed contract outlining the scope of work, deadlines, payment schedules, and materials to be used.Updates: Establish a schedule for regular updates, such as weekly calls or video conferences, to discuss progress and any issues.Project Management: Utilize project management tools like Trello, Asana, to track progress, manage tasks, and store documents.Documentation: Request regular photo and video updates.

If you must, get video because with video someone can slowly pan across and capture almost every surface.

Any tips, videos or ideas anyone could suggest to help us make our first move possibly a step towards investing in real estate? 

I find short videos are the best way. 

So far it's been great, I was very nervous at first but I found great info in the forums and youtube videos that helped me take the first steps.

Check out Simon Sinek’s video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?

"McAllen was recognized as the third safest city by SmartAssest.com, which analyzed a core set of common safety factors, including the following five metrics: violent crime, property crime, vehicular mortality rate, drug poisoning mortality rate and the percentage of the population engaging in excessive drinking."

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

I guess people need to make notes  and read books and  see Youtube videos and then target a  few markets and then use zillow  etc to see long term appreciation etc and then formulate who they want to team up with to start the journey..