I would search Gainesville Florida Bigger Pockets Investor Meetup on facebook and request to join. 

This will show you how many furnished units are currently listed on FF, their size and monthly rate as well as the number of searches.

I started by going through the posts here using the search function and then trying to connect with the realtors and investors and whole salers and lenders specific to the city I am interested in!!

On this forum search screening,  deposits, utilities.

I've been searching for same thing. 

A few good deals are often all it takes for them to see you as a reliable source.When you’re consistently getting solid deals, you won’t even need to search for cash buyers—they’ll come looking for you!

To find the right real estate investor group, search for meetup platforms, REIA (Real Estate Investor Association) groups, local brokerages, and LinkedIn events.

I recently paid Zillow $30 to keep my add nearer to the top of the search.

After no luck with the realtor after 8 months of the same thing over and over again - I lost a bit of motivation and just stopped searching Zillow for hours a day. 

I kept looking further and further out to find an affordable place where the commute to the city was an hour +.Out of frustration one day I expanded my search to include Hudson County NJ and found that there were great neighborhoods with multi family buildings perfect for house hacking.