Well, I would. I would do a huge favor for a neighborhood relocating that person somewhere else. At the same time, I'd love to remind you that NOT ALL sex offenders are monsters. The law is too wide, and one can get on the list just for urinating in public or having sex with his girlfriend( not rape!) and parents are not happy about that.

I'm a mother of two kids and long time ago, I  was an attorney who was helping to punish monsters who hurt kids and  woman,  but I would definitely talk to that person. A good advice would be to bring someone with you and not show that you are disgusted. You don't know what happened.

There are a lot of information online. Judging is easy, but tell me what this boy did wrong? One mistake destroyed his life forever: " Anthony, a 13-year-old boy who weighed 350 pounds, told his four-year-old cousin to expose herself. Anthony, now 24, swears he did not touch her. Nonetheless, her father pressed charges and Anthony was found delinquent for assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, sentenced to sex offender treatment, and assigned a lifetime spot on Iowa’s public sex offender registry.''

I wouldn't use that app. It could cause you to discriminate. You don't know the circumstances of the offenders case, and many times those databases aren't accurate, or the offense was minor or simply an accusation that was never proven, but attorneys suggest plea deals and people accept to avoid jail. Plus, if you're going by just address, and not names of offenders, how do you know it wasn't someone else that was living at that address that is the offender, it could be the wife, a relative, someone that was renting the basement apt, etc. Are you going to skip homes that have herion addicts, meth addicts, convicted drug dealers, ex prisoners that were convicted of beating their wives, drunk drivers that killed someone in an accident, arsonists, etc? If I were you, I would go back to that street, and go back to that house, and tell the man exactly why you felt uncomfortable because you went to some seminar about sex offender apps. You might be surprised. Also ask yourself, does he have neighbors? Kids? a wife? Are their kids playing in the neighborhood around his house?

Tough answer while I agree with Inna's answer it would depend on the level of the offender.  For those who are on a high likelihood to re-offend I would defiantly bring someone along with me when I approached the home.  

I told my wife I just had that encounter of the 4th kind.  It was a woman offender.  She jokingly said: " Good luck to you!". "You are probably not her type!".

I agree with Inna Ivchenko and others who advise being careful not to judge. I know one man who was accused of molesting a child because he checked to see if her diaper was wet. Another was arrested for putting a band-aid on an upper hip after his daughter's friend came to him to say she had hurt herself.

The trouble with sex offender databases is that you don't know what their "crime" was or if they were actually guilty. 

Meanwhile... discrimination can come back to bite you!

Check the laws in your state or seek competent legal advice before you decide to bypass an offender's house when distributing literature or refuse to make equal services available to everyone in a particular neighborhood. It might not make sense to you or meet your personal moral code, but behavior that appears to be discriminatory can get you sued, or worse.

Door knocker I am not.  I would probably list the home.  

Sandy and I always work together, so sure; we would list the home. Door knock? Yes, but me alone

I don't knock on doors.

I doubt very much if I'd do this.

Jane, I agree it is not for us to judge. However, if you are alone and feel uncomfortable - go with your gut.

I would give the offender information.  The neighbors may consider me a hero if I sold him home nd he left.  Of course I may feel differently if I were  female.

 We have an ordinance against door-to-door solicitation so it is not a factor in our area !!

Many of the neighbors would love to see you list the property and will be happy when you have a successful transaction. They might even refer prospective buyers to you.

if you know that for a fact, you should just leave it alone.... why would you want to complicate your business and freeze yourself up with the issues of your client's!!!

Jane,

I would list and knock on the door if that was accepted in the neighborhood.  Our legal system is not perfect, many are convicted who should not have been, and many are freed who should have been.  I am not a judge or an attorney.  A