@Michael Batts
I had similar problem but I went door knocking for a has they owned that is vacant. They didn’t answer, but then I heard the car turn on in the back so I thought maybe they were in the car when I was knocking I waited for the to pull out them they came speeding out of drive way looked at me yelling “what do you want?” Then stopped took a picture on me and my car license plate then took off . A hour later I get a called from the cops asking me what was I doing over there and a had a bunch of complaints about me , NOTICE “this is the only door I knocked that day” and I told them I just wanted to ask to buy a vacant property that they owned he wanted a pacific address and how I got her information and I told him it’s on there tax records it’s public information. He said “ok you sound like your telling the truth I’m going to let you go “ then I said to the officer but if you know of anyone selling their house, I buy houses all cash a close in 2-3 weeks . He said ok I’ll write information down I might have someone but he hasn’t called yet!
True story, I say it happened about week of thanksgiving. I was also called by a different person and the left a nasty voice mail calling me all types of names saying a solicitor. All I did was leave a letter on there door asking to buy a house they own that’s also vacant. I texted them back saying I’m not soliciting I’m not selling anything, I actually wanted to buy something from you. But they’re not going to be the last plenty more to come I bet . But yea kill them with kindness is the best way to deal with them.