Be careful with personal recommendations.

When you're ready to look into other markets, I personally recommend checking Columbus OH.

Hello, I am a young guy learning about real estate investing.

Just learning how to analyze deals but from what I see this is a bust. 

You can contact the bankruptcy court to learn the current state of the case to see if buying it is feasible.

I would say compare terms, seasoning period requirements (Assuming when you mentioned construction loan you're talking about a rehab project), response time of your rep, learn as much about their loan underwriting and approval process as you can.

@Christopher Walrod if your personal situation allows you to house hack it can be a huge shortcut to becoming a real estate investor.

I would personally recommend going the quadplex route, if you can.

I would like to connect with anyone to learn more about the market and the people to point in the right direction.

In addition, they will limit LEARNING about investing but they will teach you more than you ever wanted to know about your fellow man.