Maybe on paper it costs 10k to do cosmetic fixes on a house that will now sell for 80k more. But there is no guarantee that workers will be available and intere

Maybe on paper it costs 10k to do cosmetic fixes on a house that will now sell for 80k more. But there is no guarantee that workers will be available and interested in doing that small budget work. More importantly to your point the local realtors and other people in the area are likely to pick up any really good deals before Zillow gets to them.