Or can I get away with zero exterior photos? 

Since they have proven they do not have any respect for you, they will not have any respect for your property, etiher.  

Some of my personal friends are on the list, and I highly respect them as my peers.

Here are two excerpts from the offering statement on PDF p. 28 of 78: How Much We Decide to Distribute: To decide how much to distribute during any calendar quarter, we start with our revenues, which include the proceeds of sale and refinancing transactions as well as payments we receive from homeowners with respect to their mortgage loans.

His 40-plus years in real estate speaks for itself, and his unquestionable devotion to providing his expertise, advice, and thoughts here on BP have earned him a level of respect on this site that you apparently are unaware of.He will not condemn anyone simply based off a black and white forum.  

Respect that.

For property security reasons, please send me a photo ID and your number, I'll be happy to call you and set up an appointment after I talk to you and go over a few pre-screen questions.

I respect you and what you've accomplished.i do suffer from a rush to judgment when someone who is in the business of raising money brags about 45% returns for LPs.

Out of respect for this person I apologized for my repeated calls and told them I didn't wish to get them in trouble just needed to talk to someone that had the answers.

The property has an amazing creek canyon (attached photo) is 5 miles from all the major attractions to Yosemite, and 7 miles from a lake.