Another option is to ask people that are in your market what was their initial quote for the repair cost, if they have before/after pictures, and what was the end price for everything.

A midst asking him attempting to login to his credit karma account to articulate his situation he sends me a picture of his social security card without me asking because he had forgotten his password — Funny enough, I told him never to do that again, especially to someone he barely knows.

I will try to give you a clear picture. 

Then once you own it, it's just between you, the contractor and the lender and the broker is out of the picture. 

(not sure if I should be looking at Assessed Value or "Just MarketValue)I took a few pictures, the lighting was a bit dark in the 2 extra rooms, but got a few shots.I hope this helps.

Thermal pictures tips etc.

I included pictures of the houses I went to see and make offers on.There is also a before and after pic of my last personal house.

Unless you seriously damaged the walls (even leaving small holes from pictures is considered normal wear and tear in my states), it's my experience that it is extremely difficult for a landlord to collect on painting.  

Representation by the bank / Freddie was a realestate listing that said 3 bed 2 bath house with a dozen pictures of said house. 

You can't get to a good number without walking the property (in person or via facetime), but you can still practice pricing a rehab room by room from pictures so that when you do walk a property walkthrough you have a rough idea of what things should cost.