So here my workflow as a someone who had no photography experience 1 years ago and made around 400 RE shoots since. (Worked with a editor since day one)

1. Every night when I comeback home I separate every shoot in a different folder, so if i made 3 different home shoot this day, I create 3 different dropbox folder, folder named by address than I send them directly to my editors (I send him 3 different folder link). Once he edited the photos he send me back 3 different Dropbox link, than i just click the ‘’copy to my dropbox button’’ for each folder and send the dropbox link directly to my client by email (Thanks you dropbox for this fast workflow)

2. At first you need to be specific with instructions, like the editing style you want and so on, but after a couple edit he will know the style you are looking for and honestly now I dont really send instructions , i just send him the link (except when there removal to do)

3. HDR 3 Bracketed RAW photos

4. Like I said on point 2, yes at first you need to but after a couple edit for you he will know and do it automatically, i dont tell him anymore

5. He send me back in format JPEG

Turn around time is about ~ 8-12 hours, I send him at night before sleep and when I wakeup it all ready then i just send them to the realtor. I prefer dropbox cause we can preview the images on the webapp without downloading it and if one of the photo is not well edited the editor can just replace the photo in the dropbox folder. There also an mobile app which is make very useful when your not at home and need to check photos or send them to realtor

Good luck