I agreed to do all repairs to their properties at $10/hr in exchange for free rent & all bills paid in an unfinished studio apartment.

As a General Contractor in my hometown buying Fixer-Upper houses to increase their value is something I pretty much can do with ease.Like any foreigner seeking to invest in RE in the USA, my main concern is to get in touch with professionals that could help me with this endeavor, like a CPA, RE lawyer, Real Estate Agents, Title and Escrow companies, General Contractors (to begin with), etc. 

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but couldn't Cameron do a 1031 Exchange to avoid the capital gains tax and just roll the proceeds into other real estate deals?

My suggestion to you that I have shared to many others is partner with someone in one of those markets to be your boots on the ground partner in exchange for some equity (15%-20% depending on the value) and have them assist you in finding those purchases.

Her exchange student flushed tampons and cost them thousands, had your system o my been blocked by tampons only that might be a different story.

In many states you can own property under an LLC in one state and is not registered as a foreign LLC in state where you own property.

We exchanged info., and he may very well be someone I could consider working with. 

Her husband is a Real Estate dude so you and he will have an opportunity to exchange ideas and help each other in a moments notice. 

It was a great time to buy because of the Canadian exchange rate (a lot of Canadians reside there so the exchange rate let the sellers get a great sales price while giving us a great deal in USD).

So your a foreigner and you dropped out of college to pursue real estate and you got 100 grand burning a hole in your pocket ... um you better start making better choices if you want to make it big in real estate .