In my experience, wasps don't return to old nests... But... I've seen them build new nests within feet of previous season's nests... So... attempting to discourage them with fake nests probably won't work as well as you might hope.
To answer your question.... I'm not seeing nests next to the door... But... My house does seem to be an attractive place to build wasp nests... And.... I usually see plenty of the burrowing wasps and hornets dragging spiders and stuff under the house.
