> It was a property that I won at auction (took two years to close due to the owner filing an appeal days before the auction) > Came owner occupied.

Are you getting any feedback from Sellers at all (i.e. counter offers) and if so what about your offers aren't appealing to them? 

Does anybody know of BPO companies that allow Realtors to hire third party photographers to take the pictures?

So, calling them today saying you'd like them to be a part of your "team" led by a "newbie" investor with a non-existent property isn't appealing. 

Again this might be tough in an inflated market, but if you can factor in some equity into a property when looking at it, they become more appealing to you.

Photographs? 

Photographs? 

Here are some example roles on many commercial real estate deals :Lawyer/Title Company Real Estate Broker/AgentAccountantMortgage BrokerInsurance BrokerHandymenProperty InspectorConstruction ContractorsProperty ManagementCoach/MentorThe list above is not exhaustive and the bigger the property type, the more additional team players would or could be involved such as a Securities Attorney, RUBS company, Cost Segregation Consultant, Renters Insurance company, Website Specialist / Photographer, etc.

My own view is the process is full of flaws including the owner can make good all the way up to the business day prior to the auction (many/most normal properties will not go to auction), the 1 year statue of limitations to appeal the sale, the issue with potentially some liens still being due, and the no interior viewing (unless you look through windows). 

In fact, courts have decided many cases incorrectly, and some of such cases were reversed on appeal.