Although it's a bit less conventional than buying a house and then renting it out, I believe it helps a lot of the younger professionals, college students and interns find a relatively more affordable optionI'm looking to learn more about real estate investing, as well as share knowledge of managing properties and dealing with tenants.:)

Hopefully I will meet someone there who will be will into show me a few things in return for me adding value to them whatever that may be, such as a free intern, free tech support (in the last yea of getting a computer science degree) or just free labor worker for there properties.

If you do not understand what I mean by this, then do some research on "Net Present Value" and "Internal Rate of Return". 

Yup, but it helps.It is a simple decision, but has to be based on your own internal needs and desires.

Also your location could be a positive as you are able to market to international buyers wanting to either invest, move, or enjoy a second home in the US.

No obvious external or internal cosmetic deficits from pictures.Asking price= minimum bid 50k (as of 2/2016).

Can international students on F1 Visa do RE wholesale (or investing in real estate in general) legally? 

We have a limited fund to offer competitive financing for our international investors on A and B class properties. 

If you want to, you can also figure a cap rate, the gross yield, and the Internal Rate of Return, which is like the CCR but uses 5 to 10 years using the annual cash flows.  

Half of the companies say internal piers are required (but vary in a how many and location).