They lead the interaction and have to be capable at some level of guiding the client.  

You moved to a great area and have a great set of skills in Web Dev, which you could utilize to gain relationships with investors building a new website, or rebuilding an existing website!

Are there any creative investing methods that could be utilized in this?

Utilities, taxes, insurance, etc.

Are there any other options that I could utilize?

Includes, tax, Insurance, Capital expenditures for stuff that needs to be repaired, monthly financing, any utilities that fall to a landlord like water or sewer (confirm any costs in that area) and a vacancy rate.Once you have all these numbers, you can work backward to your offer price based on the return you want to get on your investment. 

Welcome to the interaction side of BP!

The latter half of this document you should utilize the principles involved in the second part of your question – how "could" this property be doing?

The way they work is the owner has to give the guest a certificate to utilize their property.

If I may, I suggest you add a profile picture on here and interact with other people in the forums.