The most common culprit is a toilet that runs or constantly flushes.

I make a reasonably good living in sales (cars), but I am not exactly flush with cash.

So I know I could add value, rehab the Property, increase rents, lower costs(all new water fixtures, water fixture flow reducers, smaller sized toilets to flush less water) then refinance the property after repairs.

The toilet in the pool room was left full and not flushed.  

The local market seems flush with rentals too. 

Installing low flow shower heads, low flush toilets, low flow faucets are other ways to reduce usage.

A week after that he said the toilet is not flushing properly.

In fact you will have difficulty with the VA loan altogether right now as the market is flush with out of town cash buyers. $275k will get you a decent single fam in a decent neighborhood, but even then you will face intense competition from others with cash and "more desirable" loans.

I am not flush with cash so I would love to learn how to access capital for a loan?

I also have replaced some fans with flush mount ceiling lights.