If I know where to look I will find deals, because once I start in an area I knock every door on my path. 

In the same 9-12 mos a typical build takes, I can knock out 3-4 flips with the same or even less capital it takes for a new construction. 

It just seems to me that the "singles" are so much more plentiful, so you could knock out a handful of those before you located and completed a "homerun".

I wouldn't have to knock any walls down or reconfigure the property in any way. 

If this is a rental do not paint it orange, you are trying to appeal to the largest number of people possible and orange doesn't help your cause, if this is a primary residence knock yourself out, even a flip you could take a chance on, but there is a reason most investors use agreeable gray and tolerable tan to paint everything.

Ok might just be me but I would go knock on their door and see if you can tell them you are selling and how awesome that is for them.

Hi Cynthia, I will say it is great that you're going through the process of thinking through leads and I don't want to knock Craigslist or Facebook for posting your listing because a lot of landlords have luck finding tenants there.

DOOR KNOCKING MLS: Do a time-based search on zillow(US) zoocasa(Canada), draw up a route on google maps, and go knock on every listing that fits your criteria that's been on the market for at least 30 days.3.

I listened to one very courageous investor who went to their doors, knocked and asked.

I wouldn't expect to gain entry or force entry, but if a tenant is being non-responsive I would think you could knock and/or be there for maintenance purposes.