Of course, there's a lot more to it than I put in this paragraph, but I hope it helps with general parameters. 

Would love to connect and see how we can help each other.

We would love to help you in any way we can.

Would having professional photos and virtual walkthroughs help attract buyers/tenants faster?

The use of the accelerated depreciation strategy helps real estate investors to reduce the tax liability immediately which therefore increases their bottom line due to the offsetting of income.

Also, the term "house hacking" is generally used for your owner occupied home (renting out rooms in your primary home) and that income cannot be used to help you qualify (it is considered boarder income). 

We have a great community here to help you out.

Hope it's helpful to someone!

Quote from @Jimmy Chao: I am weighing some options to help my younger brother buying his first primary with a fixer.

I don't know everything ( I'm better on the construction/building/renovation side of things) but DM me if this is something you are interested in doing and I will help anyway that I can!