With my approach, I may want to come in around $1200 while offering as much or more than most other rentals.So, keep in mind market rent is also based on YOU and YOUR approach to pricing and how to develop the value-proposition you want to offer a tenant.  

I don't think you are having any issues other than you are not providing a reason or value proposition for someone to contact you, much less work with you in some context.

Most chase the money and shrug off the lower risk proposition that will allow them to eat well for a few years.

Have you examined your "value-proposition" for a tenant?

I'm always open to creative propositions and profit share situations so give a shout!

But the guru/mentors are happy to accept everyone’s money - so they must sell the proposition that ANYONE who buys in to their program will be successful if they just “apply themselves”.  

He immediately started diminishing the sales proposition I had for the house.

Last piece of advice is to raise additional capital because shortages while building ground up can be a painful proposition.

And especially with flipping, where time is money, the idea of holding a house longer just to hit a stronger time of year is probably a losing proposition.  

And construction crews are a hit and miss proposition.