This is something I plan to do myself when I start renting, plus including an overlay showing from which angle each listing photo was taken.Also one inside one of the kitchen cabinets to help illustrate what size the furnace filter is, what type of battery the garage door open, thermostat, and whatever else takes, where the water shut off valves are, etc.

I have spent hundreds on pest control, my girlfriend has sent a letter.

I'm very, very skeptical about getting Property Management for 6% unless you have a couple of hundred doors (or more.) 10% is the stated norm for most of us, which is often more like 12-13% after lease-up fees, maintenance surcharges, etc.

Yes you need to research and spend a couple hundred bucks on learning the system but I think for beginners it is our best bet.

Essentially, you'd be taking some of the risk out of the deal if I, as an investor, can come in and see things more clearly.If nothing else, a few hundred to a few thousand dollars of cleanup work is done.

While the license itself can only be a couple hundred dollars (I could show you how to get licensed in NY for $190) , the dues for the local REALTOR® board can run from 1K to 2K a year.

They need only spend a few hours time of a lower paid employee to discover a retailer or community owner whose website declares, “Financing Available” to open a case that may earn them thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars worth of fines.

Frankly, if your company is doing hundreds you're not going to be on BiggerPockets at all. 

I am new to the forums but have listened to plenty of podcasts and read hundreds of other peoples posts over the past few months.  

. - umbrella insurance is dirt cheap - you can get $1M for a few hundred bucks a year.