First Time Cold-calling

[Jonathan Boyd]

So I've read some forum post about cold-calling, but being new to this I wanted some help. There's a house in my neighborhood (I see it every time I drive out) that has been empty for the last year. It's in a decent neighborhood, and the house looks like a nice place. After some research, I found the owner bought the place in 2010, but it's been empty for over a year. (Yard is kept and and the house isn't run down.) More research revealed owner is elderly and currently lives in a retirement village about 50 miles away. Being new to this, I want to ensure proper etiquette. How do you approach a cold-call, much less someone who appears to have no intention to live in it and has not made moves to rent it? Any input? Suggestions? Thanks in advance.