Market 2 distressed properties of absentees that appear occupied?

[Benjamin Cowles]

presumably they're occupied by renters. I'm just started getting my system going here going around town gathering addresses which most of which turn out in the CAD to be listed as owner occupied, which I put to the side for further skip tracing. Half of the rest, if not by the first drive by, I'll drive by again to double check and find they appear occupied. But being according to the CAD the owners don't live there  I'm thinking market to possibly tired landlords of not the prettiest homes in town. Good strategy?