Locationally they also depart from most retail site selection norms from what I've observed. 

Cannot figure how to post it to this site.

Most of our sites are a little bit larger - 50 unit to 300 unit apartment-style or townhome-style developments. 

It's a completely turn key property, the sellers are transferring their profiles over on all of the booking sites, all of their contacts etc...

Looking up the flopper, I came across this site so I guess it's a blessing in disguise.I think if you made it here, you're far enough in REI to know what to weed out and that's likely syndications(for now).

The small market research I did initially by looking at rental sites seem to show a low amount of options in the 1 bedroom and 1 bath range so unsure if that means that they are desirable or just not many in St.

Even went ahead and tried to call the contact number on their site and got a voice mail. 

Being 1.5hrs of NYC gives you a lot of options, even Long Island (which typically has more options for public commute into NYC).Give me a shout if you'd like to chat more, I have a handful of case studies on my site as well from deals I've closed/brokered that match the househacking criteria you're aiming for. 

Although you may not have to be on the site with these guys- sometimes it helps if you are.Good Luck!

I'd suggest looking for local FB groups (search Ann Arbor real estate and/or related keyworkds) or even Meetup.com is a great networking site for related topics.