Panicking sellers may temporarily drive prices lower, but stabilization is expected.

Usually, tenants are receptive to the idea but I also wonder if tenants with a higher credit score care less about this feature than ones with a lower credit score who are actively working to rebuild their credit?

I have several clients who have invested in Vegas and had a lot of success but now they're focusing more in the southern/middle part of the country because the price points are lower and the laws are more landlord friendly.

One of the biggest risks I observe with flips and first time investors are instances where the project goes over budget or gets stuck in mud, can't sell and even worse the borrower doesn't have the credit profile to refinance out to a lower interest lending source if borrower is required to hold the property as a rental. 

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.

I think I’m going to lower the price a bit after Thanksgiving, because I really don’t want to go into Christmas without it leased.

I am also an Italian citizen, I lived there for a while, so I know the place and my family lives nearby.House prices are also lower in the areas I invest in comparison to Munich where I live.

I've acted as a "deal warning person" to many new California and a few NYC investors who I've talked to in person, Zoom, and phone calls who want to buy the Midwest or South because the price points are lower.  

Any ideas how to lower this or use it as a owner occupied property?  

Sorry to hear that you are dealing with an eviction, though with the high cost of living here and relatively lower wages, I suspect it is not uncommon.