I am not a real estate 20 year veteran, I am not a guru... in fact I am simply certified math teacher for the state of CT and just like to take actions... and help folks discover similarly which actions make sense to make vs what doesn't make sense...At the end of the day... after me taking the course... in real estate... i realized that... by taking someone else's course... listening to podcast... reading other wonderful folks comments on Bigger Pocket forum on LInkedIn on Quora and just networking... with folks... not with the intent of a hidden agenda to brainwash someone.... into buying multi family homes with them..., but from the stand point of simply being a good person... and networking with folks who are of similar mindset... and understand the inner reasoning of what you are trying to do....

The purpose of your real estate photos is to create enough interest in a prospect's mind to cause them to call, tour the house or attend an open house.  Bad photos mean that most buyers will, as the kids say these day...

Maybe you could start a weekend side hustle, for example, as a wholesaler, real estate photographer or real estate agent to bring in extra cash and get to know your local real estate market a little better.Where there's a will there's a way.Good luck on your path to financial independence!

Thank you to all the positive veteran investors with insight and empathy for someone who is a beginner.

Your reasoning why we don't see many turn key "veterans" seems to make a lot of sense.

And, when it's finally rentable, my first guest will be a professional photographer so that I can then use high-quality images on Airbnb and the others.As for developing a presentation, I think you'll need to spend some money at your architect's office on a nice rendering or two--even if the final design changes.  

Appreciation would have gone back to the long term, inflation driven trend, with the 5-7 year cycles the veteran investors describe.

I learned from a veteran who would say that you won’t go broke making a profit but you can get wiped out waiting for a dog to come back.I had a simple rule that worked well: If a stock doubles, you sell half.

In speaking with BP veterans it seems like we all continue moving forward.

I have the photographic evidence evidence and an army of people to support this.