If the property is cookie cutter, the Zillow value is probably closer to reality.

Decent flooring cutters are $100 all day long.

Bottom line: I'm used to a lower quality rehab "cookie cutter" house, and haven't learned the finish at the higher levels. 

I don't recommend te risk unless you canrent anhvlp rig and see if you have the inborn talent to paint, because most people cant just pick up one and paint a tub.

We decided that in cookie cutter neighborhoods, appraisers just don't give you enough credit for your upgrades so it's better to patch and paint and sell for a cheap price and turn your money faster instead of trying to shoot for the moon. 

Commercial property investing is not the cookie cutter residential investing you refer to.Potential profits are much larger, deals much riskier, losses can be much more severe.

The problem is, most Americans have never received any type of professional financial guidance and the current credit system is rigged against them in a moronic attempt to protect the lender.

No institutional HM will, but private money will.That used to be my cookie cutter.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massachusetts-house-sale-was-rigged-explode-police-say-n329601I'm pretty sure who ever owns that house Wins the worst tenant award.Question of the day Would that make You quit being a landlord ?

If you are looking in a cookie cutter addition where every house is basically the same and all of the houses are within a few years of each other finding the market value is simple you just look at what identical properties have sold for over the past 12-24 months.Moving out of the predictable additions makes the process a little more difficult however if you are looking in areas where a majority of the the homes are being bought by owner occupants the process is still relatively simple.