Damien - Consider looking at this as a development project using the "back door approach."

I have knocked on neighbors doors to find out about vacant houses and you will be amazed what they will tell you....people love to gossip and they will probably tell you anything and everything.

If you really tapped for money you can knock on the door if you so choose to.

I'm not sure I will be doing the door knocking.

Distractions and side doors present themselves. “This is old,†you might think. “I need to shake things up a little.†Focus and consistency bring benefits over the long haul, but it takes patience.

I think your reputation of being a fair business dealer with people, and people will be knocking down your office door to do business with you.

I ended up with eviction attorney fees, process server fees--the only way they left was that they did not pay their water and electric and the utiity companies had shut them off--they left in the middle of the night and I got a house with smashed in doors, carpeting that had to be removed, holes in walls, a back yard that had all the trees cut down, and a garage full of junk that had to be hauled.

I had a steel security door installed.

What I do with my properties for sale, is to tape the flyer to back patio door so any potential buyers can get all the stats immediately and a contact phone number.

I originally made an offer on a two-bedroom, big lot (no garage) house assessed at $29k and got it for $12k.... not the best side of town and it needed $12k-$15k in repairs so you would be looking at $27k total into it.