Not sure your laws, but you can buy a very accurate water meter for under $200 and installs quickly.

The advice to clean up your finances before doing this is well grounded.Lots of gurus promote real estate investing, especially wholesaling, as a quick and easy path to piles of cash. 

Its surprising how quickly things move when you do that.  

It could get ugly real quick if you've got a realtor talking to tenants, a grumpy manager, and confused tenants being subjected to all.If you want another realtor to handle it then fire that manager now - get your keys back pay whatever you need to but get them out of the picture. 

. :) Quick question for you, I am currently deployed and trying to purchase my first investment property. 

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.

Anyone can say they have a unique opportunity that just needs half a mill, quick.

I was recently watching a webinar that @Brandon Turner was hosting where he was going over the benefits of using the BP Calculators to quickly analyze deals.

If it is easier, we can have a quick call. 

If you are buying properties that need rehab or that may need repairs from unseen deferred maintenance and you don’t have a reserve you could get into trouble quickly.