Maybe you can negotiate some concessions or a price reduction since the market is slow.

 Looking for general contractors in the Minneapolis area. Light framing, drywall, flooring, bathrooms and kitchens. People that show up and do what was quoted seems hard to find sometimes. Or pricing is higher than th...

I encourage you to search in the forums, connect, and learn about your market. 

Before I go and begin walking around neighborhoods to do everything you have discussed (which I fully intend to do), I am still trying to figure out where I should narrow my search down to.

You can find your local PHA by visiting the **HUD website** or by searching for "Michigan PHA" to locate your specific agency

I have a website built already and it's been up just floating about in the space of the internet with no organic searches.

Not that everything is right on google, but you can start by searching for landlord friendly states, then dig into legal protections, etc. 

I was slow to start because of limiting beliefs about myself, based on my upbringing and what I saw from my peers (military).

Best of luck with your search!

It's tough to filter these furnished units out on Zillow and if you don't pay that fee - your listing may not even come up when a potential resident is even using "Furnished" under keywords search option.