I don't necessarily buy into that completely because logistics is becoming largely automated.

Mainly, the systems implemented are fascinating (VA, automated offers, etc.)

Units are already sub-metered - but that doesn't actively/automate utility savings which is my goal. 

Once this first exercise allows you to automate the process, you should move to the next one. 

I think the biggest issue is that I am getting so few contacts with the correct property owner that after cold calling for 20 hours and 5000 calls the correct person only picks up 1% of the time. 90% of calls picked up go straight to automated voicemail and even when I connect with the right number, it goes to the owner's voicemail 80% of the time.

@Lulli DebrosseThis is just my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt, since I don't have the full scope of the data sets you'll be looking into, but I'm also employing automation/AI/Machine learning to locate fire damaged properties, nationwide, so I'm speaking from the point of having looked at crunching data on a large scale. 

I know of a large investment team here in the southeast that makes literally thousands of offers per month on HUD properties using an automated system to determine price (they wholesale).

The guy who is 4 times more expensive may be that much because he works one job at a time with no back end and no help, so to make up for his lack of sales he has to make sure that every win is a hit out of the park.Meantime, the guy who is 4 times cheaper may have 60 guys working for him with 12 dedicated vans and a full time office staff and a metric ton of automation on his side.

Potential customers can search the local MLS using it and they can send them automated market reports. 

You should just sit tight and do nothing other than watch the stock price, which you can automate either through an employee or, if you are technically proficient, by having alerts sent to you.