Door knocking for Subject To's or Listings (at the very least)

[John Hyatt]

Hello,

I am going door knocking this weekend to find “Subject to” properties that I can take over their loan and do a Rent to Own or sell for quick cash or short sales that I can be the listing agent on (if they are too far underwater), and of course any regular listing. My plan is to map out a neighborhood, knock on 100 doors or so and ask them if they are looking to sell their house. I am going to start doing this every weekend and wanted to get some advice. Any help on any of the questions below or anything you can think of is much appreciated:

1) Should I take a flyer/business card and leave with the homeowner or on their door? What do you think is most effective?

2) Do you think this is the best use of my time – door knocking?

3) Any other ideas to help me find properties that I can take over their loan? Ideal candidate is someone who is moving states and just needs to get rid of property or similar (divorce, probate, etc).

4) Any tips?

Thank you in advance,

John