Lorna,,Respectfully you have a couple units and are proving my point.

Video tours, photos, Google map images don't show a lot of things.  

I did fly out there later and walked the properties and drove around the neighborhoods - they look very different in person than in photos and video.

Most real estate agencies have a in house photographer but if you ever joined one that didn't ... then you could essentially create secure revenue.Assuming you didn’t want to be an agent.. just an investor then it will save you money by not having to hire anyone to take photos especially for flips.

The value is +/- $350k and the total flood and property insurance for the year is $490 + $1100 respectively.

Our credit scores are 700 and 800ish, respectively.

Flowers, staging, high quality photos, video, drone photos, Matterport

You can even create your own checklist to the cleaner complete and ask for photos of the cleaning.

Your listing should reflect what you actually offer both in photos and descriptions and you should communicate authentically and as frequently as is right for the guest.  

I would say that you have a lot of opportunities for investing @Randall Alan explained well your financial strategies.With respect to what strategies to choose is depending on what you are willing to learn.STR depending the area is always a good strategy though you have to understand that is hospitality no real estate.Outside it will depend on the country and your knowledge.