So after you claim the house, you can put upgrades that you've done to it and Zillow will update their price - although it still might not hit your proposed selling price. https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/zillow-faces-lawsuit-over-zestimate-tool-that-calculates-a-houses-worth/2017/05/09/b22d0318-3410-11e7-b4ee-434b6d506b37_story.html?

Did you implement all the other required asset protection steps before upgrading to asset protection structures?

Ive came to the realIzatIon that I want to learn how to use, fund and afford general contractors to upgrade my properties freeing me up to hunt out other deals vs me working crazy hours at my job plus doing all the work myself which at this stage in my life is not really plausible.

There was a lot of wear and tear type upgrades needed. 

However, you can offer the tenant upgrades for increased rent.

We look to see what others are offering in terms of amenities and upgrades and what they are getting in return for their efforts in rent revenue. put yourself in the mind of your potential customers. 

You force the tenants to upgrade or leave while you concentrate on the common areas.

I'm thinking I might buy with VA load, hold on to it for about 5 years, and then sell for an upgrade.  

My main concern is that we will have to take a step back or a pause in investing but want to eventually upgrade housing.  

If we upgraded the units we could get it closer to 10% COC but we would rather wait a few years to do that.