Even though my house is in one of the very good neighborhood with tons of professionals around, somehow almost every applicant I got has issues that I am uncomfortable with.

Pay for a private professional inspection. $500 at most.

I really need to get a good professional photo pf myself up here.

On the other hand I have talked to them on the phone and they were very professional.

Then close the window up temporarily with some plastic sheeting or something else while you wait for your contractor/handyman to come in to repair.It sounds like you may want to talk to property management so you can have a professional worry about issues like this in a manner to best protect you and your interests.

Former professional on-line poker player, currently own a Home Inspection company and recently got my Realtor's licence.

But they are strong in marketing, education, professional group.

I have a demanding job and most likely I will need to invest out of my state so I was thinking of relying on professionals to buy and manage my income property.

You really need to spend a couple bucks and get professionals in your area into the property and get their advice and dollar amounts.Foundation is more then cosmetic and probably the most important issue you need to address first, its not just fixing it, you would need to figure out why it had issues too.

However keep in mind just because someone is a professional doesn't mean they do a good job.