The lower unit is small and gets rented 6-9 months at a time to traveling school people like occupational therapists.

Some old school sellers, like many in here have said, don't even want to waste time waiting for a mortgage and buyers who traditionally get cold feet right after inspection with a big loan.

im a high school student and I’m very interested in real estate investment and would love to hear some suggestions on how to get started.

I understand if that is all that is available in your school district.

Numbers get inflated by international students who are not, on majority, buying homes or staying past their schooling.

Can anyone suggest training videos, books, or other resources that would help educate me on the topic?

I have a facebook group for wholesalers and we actually get free PropStream training sessions exclusively for our group where someone from PropStream actually shows you how to use all these features.

It's so hard to say generally what problems might come up, but the first that comes to my mind is work history - do you have 6 months on the job and a 2 year work/school history? 

Quote from @Christopher Allen Main: @Nathan Gesner,     Looking at fileplace, is there a way to gain access to the full repo so I can download it all it for training my AI?

Also, more people seem to be choosing trade schools over traditional colleges.