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

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. 

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

You will find resources here from blogs to pod casts and forums.

Here it is if you want to check it out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/buy-deals-from-wholesaler...

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. 

@Antonio HarmonYou can check Foreclosures on the site.