However, Canon's 10-18mm zoom lens blows that out of the water, 16.2 mm to the same maximum as the stock lens.Just as a discussion of megapixels is worthless here, a discussion of aperture and the Ricoh prime lens's clear superiority is almost as worthless -- no one shoots real estate without a tripod, and listing shots aren't exactly packed full of stunning examples of bokeh effects.So let's just tell the OP the truth -- there is no such thing as competent point-and-shoot outta-my-back-pocket DIY real estate photography.

Is it okay to use that form, if I’m not a NC real estate agent (I’m licensed in TX)Would a simple contract work?

And it's important to NOT just do what everyone else is doing (the "we buy houses fast cash as-is quick close" stuff).What I do is very, very simple:  I know my audience, and how I want them to perceive me (in marketing we'd call this "positioning"). 

Mostly DIY with specific trade professionals.My goal is to obtain cash flow to build up my portfolio and ultimately get time back from my W2 job.

In hindsight, I not only lost time but potentially money as well as the recently sold home prices were rapidly increasing.2) Triple check everything with the lender3) Learn to balance providing a good quality home with staying within rehab budget4) Long distance RE investing really is simple.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Huntsville.

Purchase price: $130,000

Cash invested: $43,000

Goal with the first OOS rental was to find a SFR that was primarily r...

So, if the one crew that worked on this job normally does $50,000 to $60,000 worth of business every month, then, I have to ask whether or not this $45,000 job was worth giving up $50,000 to $60,000 in business for very simple jobs that take 1 to 2 days and because the $45,000 job cost so much more for materials I figure that I lost a lot of potential business and would rather have walked away from the $45,000 job.Everything is about the final numbers and you have to do the math, diligently, or you never know the truth and only guess and invest blindly.

It seems like a simple thing but we haven’t been able to find the right people.  

Now, using the simple 10% rule, this property should produce at least 4K/mon in rent, right?

@Kevin Ivey @Kevin Ivey we recommend using Brenda Benson @ Trilogy Properties, they are familiar with out of state investors and have processes in place to make that simple.