You could create another account, change your prices, and tweak your booking settings and you would get better guests.

You could also consider the methods of a master lease or a seller carry option with a delayed closing like a land contract, contract for deed, lease with a right of first refusal, or a myriad of other tweaks to fit your goals and situation. 

Test, tweak, and master.Get comfortable with talking to sellers and building rapport.

What I wouldn't do is spend tons of time "tweaking" the website and modifying the copy.  

That said, our HOA paid thousands for a reserve study and still needed to tweak it.

Often when we see a deficiency in the lease we'll update the wording or add another paragraph or tweak.   

A few tweaks to lessen your exposure.  

It has built in shelves that I'll be tweaking by adding a desk to.  

I second what @David Thompson and @James K. have said.However, keep in mind that CoC and IRR can be "tweaked", so in general, we look for the following KPIs on a deal:CoC of 8% - 12% (for operating years)Avg IRR of 18% - 20% Multiplier of 2xTerm of 3 to 7 yrs

Your plan is doable and much like others mentioned above may have some flaws, but that does not mean you cant tweak the approach.VA loan means live in ready. so its hard to force appreciation on a 4 unit with a VA. moreover, 4 unit is still residential, so its based off Comps. you could buy a conventional loan, or get into a hard money loan and fix a place up, then get a VA on it.