I'm an out-of-state investor so using property management in some fashion is a must.

Are there lips where there is a change the height of the surface?

you will have to pay those if you buy your house...I am old fashion.  

That's generally fee's of some form or fashion used in a manner that views as invested capital. 

Here's what the quote covers:- Conversion of 2 bedroom, 1 bath main house to 3 bedroom, 2 bath (~1040 sf footprint)- Demolition of existing walls (existing dining room wall, wall between kitchen and living, bathroom closet)- Finished Shell (Reframing opening to living room and kitchen, shifting openings for bathroom/bedroom, new walls at bathroom and dining, level - Replace all aluminum windows with fiberglass windows and screens- Upsizing plumbing, and relocating fixture locations as necessary- Upgrading electrical panels- Assume heat pump and ductless mini-split for heating and cooling- An allowance for kitchen appliances including combination range, hood, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and washer/dryer- An allowance for mid-grade plumbing and lighting fixtures (Delta, Kohler, or equivalent)- Mid-grade plumbing and lighting fixtures (Delta, Kohler, or equivalent)- Ikea cabinets or equivalent with solid surface countertops, includes island- Assume solar system to be installed on the house including battery storageFor the garage ADU, the garage would need to be demoed and rebuilt, but we would benefit from building within the setback since the garage is on the property lines.

It was popular before the riots hit but now it's just kind of old fashioned looking but fits in in the neighborhoods because so many other places have it.

On the surface it also sounds like you have a lot of local support for managing and maintaining the property but I suspect that will kill off most of the returns.The real information is somewhat hard to come by as the developer controls much of the market, the rental management, and a lot of the previous pricing data as they didn't report to MLS for much of their history.  

Either way - it takes a few minutes to drag and drop a whole folder onto a listing photo upload page and then order them in a meaningful fashion (front of house or major feature first, etc) - adding individual photo descriptions is a PITA though.You're exactly on point about the paperwork - sellers should be filling this out, not agents.

We've had a lot more success with good old fashioned cold calling, response rates are lower (5-10% nationally) but you don't have your accounts being shut down every day.

@Don Konipoli can have some sympathy for #4, since it's drilled into everyone now that you can't advance in any field unless you 'have a mentor' - so i try to redirect those into an old-fashioned pursuit called 'making friends' or, not quite as bad, 'networking.'