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. 

I'm considering looking at other markets with cheaper acquisition prices than San Diego (though I'm not in the more expensive coastal tourist area) that also have a concentration of hospitals.  

So I've been looking at newer homes (built in the last 10-15 years) to avoid maintenance issues and also condos.....concentrating on nicer areas where tenants are less of a headache.

I'm a Senior financial and reporting analyst.I've recently started exploring and planning to start (REI), concentrating in particular on homes Georgia.