Hand out business cards and ask people if they are thinking of sell any property they have.

I've always wondered how door knocking would go... maybe pick a hood with lots of older homes with deferred maintenance and door knock, hand out fliers.  

It shouldn't be a permanent hand out for people who don't work (veterans and those truly disabled with no ability to function on their own).

Also, like Jon said, hand out those pamphlets and get signatures.

I've thought of this, but I wouldn't want to call and agent with my hand out without offering something?

@Alex Baev, I think the combo of providing fliers and handouts to the realtor and using the units as a selling point along with minimizing the appearance is the best way forward.

Basically I'm trying to figure out a way to get the information I seek (rehab T&M cost estimate knowledge) without asking for a handout.

I wouldn't get involved.I might advise them to try to short sell the house or refinance or get a loan modification but I would not hand out cash.

Just wanted to make people in the Milwaukee area aware that the Landlord Tradeshow sponsored by the Apartment Association of Southeast Wisconsin (AASEW) takes place Friday, September 27th at Potawatomi Casino.

We had a recall of the entire board, and the president went by the number of votes received to hand out the terms (three two year and two one year).