The focus of the article is still strange though - who knocks on doors to try to convince someone to sell their home? I just took a look at Trulia at the neighb

The focus of the article is still strange though - who knocks on doors to try to convince someone to sell their home? I just took a look at Trulia at the neighborhood the man in the article was looking at - plenty of homes in the $200k - $300k range, a few even less. Seems he is just a bargain hunter who is trying to beat the real estate market rather than participate in it. If he wants to buy a home he should pay the market price for where he wants to live or find a cheaper place to live, of which there are many within just a few miles of his desired location.