There is development going on in the area as well as expansion; new hospitals, medical parks, mixed use shopping centers, small residential communities and spot residential homes. 

My realtor (and friend) owns a number of properties and recently offered to sell one to me through a lease purchase agreement.

On the other hand, a multifamily property might offer steadier income and can be a bit more hands-off, especially if you opt for property management. 

FHA is good for low income, lower credit and offers higher DTI ratios to accommodate.

Although I haven't gotten a yes yet, the sellers weren't upset with my offer.

How do I go about contacting someone to see the house and possibly make an offer?

I am always offering up properties to my investor group that are "almost" multi.

In Colorado Springs, I work with lenders that will offer a 0% loan on almost all of the down payment.

That, and lots of refi-only loan officers don't know what they are doing, but have been forced to offer purchase mortgages because no one is refinancing, so they just regurgitate FHA rules as if they were applicable to conventional, because they do not know any better. 

You'd still, however, need a separate skiptracing platform because I am not sure attomdata offers this service.