They will need to be taken down and dry wall put up.This is a step you do not want to skimp on at this stage.  

Don't skimp on either one if you invest in a rural area/smaller town.2) There aren't many property managers in these areas. 

Each time I've dug into it, I've come to the conclusion that operations weren't up to snuff, or the owner was skimping on insurance, or wasn't insisting on renter's insurance, and usually some combination of the three.

Do not skimp out - you need to be the best 6 bedroom pool home out there. 

You do NOT want to skimp on this, because there are plenty of investors who have figured out that "high design" generates significantly more revenue, and you will be competing with these.

This is NOT the place to skimp on cheap services without good no-cost on-going consulting when you need help down the road.

The house is almost 100 years old and CapEx is much higher than expectedI skimped on drainage when converting the ADU, and the next year the unit flooded during severe rain in CA.

Don’t skimp on this or think it can’t happen to you.

Many agents will preach buying properties that come with existing furniture, or other ways of minimizing "costs" unrelated to the property down payment itself ... while this may boost the agent's commissions/ allow you to buy a higher priced property, in many cases this advice is wildly misguided.Instead, the right way to think about the real estate purchase is that it is the foundation upon which you get to make even higher ROI investments into the hospitality business inside ... it's just the starting point.You wouldn't start a restaurant and seek to maximize the amount you spend on rent, skimping on decor and ingredient quality.

I do agree you shouldn't skimp on the photos as it is number seller for homes but don't be afraid to challenge the tried and true method to see if there is a different way forward.