Ive been just cold calling those with listings but no luck so far.  

Cold call developers that would be interested?

I’ve been cold calling my driving for dollars list for about a month and just received a call back this morning that sounds promising.

Any broken pipes have to be replaced but you should go through the additional expense of upgrading the entire plumbing system to pex because it is more resilient in cold temperatures.I know politicians and media claim the earth is heating, but I am expecting more cold weather in the next ten years and people should prepare for it.

I did get cold feet on 2 deals last spring and backed out, but I've been buying since then.

Then from there, kind of look them over in street view/aerial view to see if they are new builds, and if they are call the local permit/planning office, and they can tell you who the GC/Builder was, since they would have pulled the permits on the project, and then just start cold calling the GC/Builder from their.

I know the owner has expressed interest in selling it in the past and that's why I'm planning on cold calling him about the property.

Cold calling? 

Additionally, the Hot water typically corrodes first, so sometimes you will see that the previous owner hired a plumber to switch the hot & cold lines at the water heater in order to more quickly provide Hot water.

You can leverage your capital, time, and resources to grow your portfolio quicker than investing 100% of yourself in the project and taking on EVERY aspect of the deal yourself (Ex: cold calling/finding a property yourself, buying a house all cash, renovating the house for cash, rehabbing it yourself, listing it yourself/finding a tenant yourself)Leveraging would be using a team (wholesaler, RE agent, contractor, bank), although specifically in the definition above it references leveraging your capital, so getting a mortgage vice saving up and buying all cash.Hope this helps!