Knocking on doors?

(I'm not knocking you, simply pointing out that you may want to tighten up this process), for the following reasons:Let's say you ultimately decide to deny these applicants housing because you just aren't comfortable with the whole cosigner thing and don't want to deal with it.

I would highly agree with @Eliott Elias when he says to knock off 20% from your ARV.

Some of the main ways people find off-market deals: driving for dollars, direct mail, TV or radio commercials, cold calling, door knocking, billboards, ringless voicemail, and bandit signs. 

You can still knock it out of the park, it's just not particularly likely or unlikely, relative to everything else that everyone knows about.So what's next?

Don't knock 1/1 units - They are very easy to keep rented, and fairly recession-proof (in the sense that they are a low cost housing option for 1-2 person households and there will always be demand for them). 

He's intelligent, extremely well read, but the real world is gonna knock him down a few times before he sees that it's not as easy as the podcasters make it sound. 

The process can be started as early as about day 45 in terms of knocking out title work, insurance coordination, entity review if applicable, and the appraisal with the goal being to fund around day 90 if possible.

The only thing I can think of is to go knock on their door.

Knock off another 20% on your ARV