To do it correctly is expensive and by that, I mean pulling permits on all the electrical, gas and mechanical, vinyl plank flooring in the high traffic areas, upgrading the carpet above the cheap investor grade, new counter tops, ceramic tile, addressing all external issues including the fence and external buildings and tons of other minor details.  

As the HOA should take care of most of the external Cap Ex items.

Even with the professional camera, I think an external flash goes a long way in making the space seem brighter and clearer.I sometimes use a smartphone for tight spaces which are harder to capture with the lenses I have on my professional camera.

You can connect Excel to external databases, write your own macros to do complex things that the Macro Generator (Recorder) can't do as well.

Note I'm not contemplating repairs / maintenance type stuff, such as sewer mains or 1) Moving a home to a new location (as in so expensive you're nuts to contemplate it)2) Replacing / significantly changing external look / structural elements / adding a story3) Replacing vinyl siding with full brick or stone all the way around4) Replacing old heating (baseboard radiant) with new, such as a heat pump and forced air5) Updating Kitchens6) Updating bathrooms7) Replacing floors (like carpet to hardwood or stone)8) Updating fixtures9) Painting

For deal flow, we operate on both internal deal-flow with support from talented external Transaction Sourcing Specialists. 

No external lawn maintenance.

But, this doesn't seem to fit the typical wholesale situation either (buyers aren't compelled to buy that one property out of some external condition).So, it's still not clear to me that buying at $X and selling at $Y is against the law, even for a mark-up of 10%, 20% or more. 

The only thing I've found to be a problem is if there is s lot of snow with seeing all the external details such as cement or decking condition.

@Steve Vaughan - the reproduction is not "1 to 1"-- I don't have a public forum I manage, but I would like this same ethos to be represented in my (and my teams) internal (and external) interactions.For example, I'd like my staff to be supportive, even when they're taking each other or a consulant to the proverbial wood-shed.