The agent simply walks around the interior and exterior of the home and notes any defects seen. 

With 10-20k the types of rentals you’d be buying, tenants won’t really care much for a super specific interior design.

Home 1:Year built: unknownStories: 1Beds: 3Bath: 2Sqft: 1,182Repair estimate: Roof, exterior paint and misc. repairs, interior paint, flooring, landscaping.Home 2:Year built: unknownStories: 1Beds: 1Bath: 1Sqft: 676Repair estimate: Roof (including some rafters), flooring, paint, 3 windows.Comps:Comp 1: 3 bed, 1 bath, 1,340 sqft, built unk, Sold price $30,000 cash, Home needs repairs offered conventional or cashComp 2: 2 bed, 1 bath, 870 sqft, built unk, Sold price $44,000 seller finance, home had tenants.

Having seen some of the interior pics, I’d say $75k is high for the condition it’s in and $65k sounds a bit closer.

To get top dollar and stay booked, one guy said he paints the house - interior and exterior- yearly to keep it in excellent shape (Outer Banks)3.Management fees.

They wasted their money testing something which most likely would have a little asbestos.Just because something is made of asbestos doesn't mean you have to remove it, particularly if it's still intact, like a vent that blows outward.According to the inspector, all these things have a fraction of a fraction of a percent of releasing an asbestos fiber and somehow getting into the interior of the house.After looking at the report, tenants freaked out, and do not feel safe living in the house.

We are planning an international trip for 3 months this Fall and I don’t want our RV sitting in storage when it could be producing income.

I have not seen the interior of the house, but I am anticipating having to put $5K into the property to prepare it for sale or turnaround for new tenants. 

My wife thinks I am crazy with how much time I am spending on research but she is very supportive of getting into REI.My end goal is to have a comfortable retirement where I can travel with my family whenever I want so that I can experience all the various cultures (stateside and international).

Hence, snake oil seller.Regarding your other questions:Any wholesaler who can't produce interior and exterior photos of a property they're trying to sell needs to lie down and take a nap: They're just wasting everyone's time!