Cold calling can work, but the time an effort it takes to blindly cold call apartment owners can be better served building relationships with RE brokers, property managers, etc.

It might be a good idea to have your lease forbid blocking windows with foil, or other opaque items other than curtains or commercially available window blinds (that are not flags or political).Drug dealers, and fake drug dealers tend to block windows so no light can get in, and no Police Officers can see in.As far as flags it's not a proper venue for National flags, and gives you leverage in case someone decides to hang flags offensive to some (such as public display of WWII Axis flags, or socio/political flags) that might be detrimental to your rental business.Good Luck!

Do you just blindly trust the numbers they provide you?

I have 2 young boys and have access to some ground to hunt but I'm really looking for something that is ours where I can put up some tower blinds and things like that.

House is sitting there, curtains, blinds still up.

I've considered reaching out to real estate agents to see if they'd teach me in the area but I don't because I fear wasting their time with ridiculous questions One last thing, I keep considering doing foreclosures but again I lack knowledge on that as well so I am willing to take risks, just not blindly.

You can peel off the blinds and make a deal suitable.

Not sure how to approach this situation, and can't perform my due diligence since I'm pretty much blind on the market in this small town.

They are going in blind.

This obviously doesn't mean to jump in blind.