Didnt get into specific REI goals since had a new job and would spend most of my time concentrating on taht. 

Concentrate on what you know and  changes you see - you will see a major change coming long before I ever will,  long before anybody else will, because "X" is your passion; they are  what you are sitting around reading about all the time.2) You should  wait until you find something you are so thoroughly sure of, based on your  wealth of knowledge, and something that is so cheap, that buying it is a fool  proof as going over to the corner and picking up the money.

I don't know what age category you're in, but at a certain point in life (around middle age give or take) one has to start diversifying their portfolio into investments that concentrate more on capital preservation rather than offering crazy high returns.

Door knocking doesn’t work because it’s not concentrated towards someone that has a need for something. 

Large cities often have greater concentrations of well-respected companies and job opportunities that are and will continue to be enticing for many people at all career levels.

I suggest you concentrate only on the strategies you picked for yourself: buy&hold and flips.

I will give it a shot or perhaps even try to find someone more knowledgeable I could tag along with for a county office visit.The document you should concentrate on is Letters of Administration (if there is no will) or Letters Testamentary (if there is a will). 

Just like @Mike Wood said, you have to concentrate on the parts of the city that will support new construction.

HIRE A PROFESSIONAL, WELL-ESTABLISHED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY SO YOU CAN CONCENTRATE YOUR EFFORTS ON FINDING NEW GREAT DEALS TO INVEST IN.Thanks for the help.

Instead, it  maintains the voluntary nature of the program and concentrate on incentives for rental home providers that participate in the  program.