Cover life skills that will make your life easier (i.e. where to get a money order locally, what it means to have neighbors, etc) and remind them that you know how to get a hold of their parents, lol.

While this isn't as sexy as other tactics, over the long-term it will eventually put you in the way of people that might need the skills / time / capital you have to offer.

Professionally I've had a successful career as a fundraiser for 501(c)(3) organizations, but I've always known that I wanted to get involved in holding and/or flipping properties someday (my initial thought was in the distant future when I receive some type of inheritance- being that I have young kids we don't exactly have thousands of dollars laying around to invest these days!)

They would need someone with a teaching heart, and willingness to explain the options, as well as someone skilled enough to help them craft a plan for their future.

As an agent I would suggest you contact owners of expired listings, those listing that have been on MLS for a long period of time - BUT DON'T talk to them about listing their properties (this may be difficult as an agent because that is what agent's are trained to do) start to think and act as a counselor, help the seller solve their problem and if you do you'll put together many transactions.Also FORGET ABOUT - the conventional way of buying real estate (20% down, using a 20-30 page contract, applying for financing and exposing yourself to intimation by lenders, underwriters and others who do not care about your financial goals and would like to see you fail in your quest for wealth) - study and understand  how to CONTROL and ROLL real estate - C&R is the highest real estate leverage ever created - C&R is about selling (assigning) real estate you don't own. it all boils down to creating a "skinny contract" with only one contingency and offering that property (contract) up for assignment using the public auction method of marketing.You can do it - flush your mind of the conventional ways of doing the real estate business and start to turn over rocks to find a sellers with a need - help them and your skills will help you make some serious money.Oh!

As long as everything is organized, it's usually not a problem and you cut out the middle man.

I've added a few questions below to keep responses organized.

(I'm secretly jealous that you have all the GC skills because that's what steers me away from tackling projects like this, ha ha.) 

They are typically backed by funding from a government organization such as the city or county.

Members of that organization tend to (though not always) be a cut above the rest.