As a real estate investor, and also real estate photographer myself, removing poles and other permanent structures would be breaking some rules. I am however happy to add blue sky, brighten the place, etc because those variables do change.

I would also like to add that there's a big difference between taking a photo from a pocket camera, and professional photographs. For a start, I use wide angle lenses to show more of the interiors, and use up to 3 flashes strategically placed to really light up the place.

Here's a sample and I think the results speak for themself. The left was taken with one of those pocket cameras. The right was taken with the right photographic equipment and controlled lighting.

Feel free to ask me any questions about it.

Regards
Daniel
http://www.latorrephotography.com.au

I registered just to reply to this one.

You might want to check the minimum income requirements to be eligible to rent these places. The last time I checked, a single person can rent them out if he/she earns over $41K. Surely people earning that much aren't all desperate ratbags are they?

The properties are located wherever the builder chooses to build. NRAS properties are not confined to crappy woop woop land. I have also heard that they wont approve properties for NRAS if they are clumped up in a group so as to avoid ghetto effect.

This are just what I have heard so far so please correct me if i'm wrong with any of this as I am willing to learn the facts
Could this be a flop or a good investment?  I dont know, but I can tell you right now that with any proposition, I try to approach it with an open mind and LOTS and LOTS of questions  ….rather than just shooting off my own opinions and ASSumptions …especially without the backing of experience

Regards
Dennis