Well I have been to the other side (and I stayed there, planted my house there and I am staying here.Know this.

That being the case, you need to become an expert on analizing the costs yourself.Here is what I would suggest: Spend many hours at Home Depot and/or Lowes to familiarize yourself with costs on typical rehab items such as flooring (carpet, tile, travertine, etc), toilets, bathroom vanities, sliding mirror doors, interior doors, baseboards, door casings, light fixtures (celing fans, etc) paint costs + paint supplies (tarps, brishes, rollers, etc), windows, sliding glass doors, kitchen cabinets and countertops, sod, trees, plants, bushes, ground cover, etc.

THAT alone can act as credible.But if you put a picture of yourself up with your dog, your newborn, or your favorite house plant, how on earth is that going to convince me you are a serious business person capable, and competent to deal with my house selling issues?

Po'keepsie has two institutions:  the IBM plant and Vassar College. 

Grandpa is in his late 80's now and likes to plant flowers and vegetables for our tenants... the personal touch.Owning and managing residential property takes a certain type of personality and commitment.

Don't judge a cart of apples based on what the seed cost to plant the tree.

said  your welcome to come by and plant some for free if you would like hahaha 

By small scale, I mean fewer than say 100 plants. 

When you have a pre-existing relationship with someone and that someone invested money with you or lent you money, the SEC does not frown upon that.I am willing to plant the seed of goodwill (through networking as I described above) and water it (through follow up and building the relationship).

They were not plants either these are real people getting amped up about this is the answer to make them rich.