I don't think I need criminal records or things like that just want to find a phone number to call them. 

You need to be checking for evictions, criminal convictions, and employment history just like you would any other tenant.Find our where your local (local to your property) Sect 8 office is and go visit it.  

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

Don't fix it, bad news, criminal prosecution!

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.