From real estate investors to other small businesses, I talk to people daily who have no idea about the potential liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA")(47 U.S.C. 227 et seq.).There are two initial issues that can create huge problems with your suggestion.

Everyone knows realtors if they are consumer, it's very unlikely a cold call is going to warrant even an answer these days with call screening.

So you have bad financial terms working against you along with finding properties, making deals, getting financing etc Secondly - for me it's time consuming.

Those holding cost will certainly add up over time and kill any cash flow.

This means I will need to move my family of 6 while simultaneously finding a great investment property to 1031 (45 days to identify/180 days to close) and try to find a place for my family to live at the same time. 

During difficult economic times, fewer people tend to take vacations.

Rinse and repeat.It's my first time going through the entire home buying process and it's all a bit overwhelming and daunting.

A lot of the sewer pipes here are old terra cotta and they can easily crack or shift over time.

If so, just make sure the fee does not exceed what a given unit might consume if they are good on their water usage.

This negative position can consume years of cash flow to recover.