Research local market rates to set competitive rents, and consider offering utilities or furnishings to attract tenants.

The developers are building newer A class properties which leaves them out of the competition for the B-C class properties. 

It lacks good standards for entry and results in a lot of noise from potential renters and messenger I not something I normally look at.

You can do residential, but its a ton of work and no matter what, there is tons of competition.

We've recently received term sheets for hard money from Conventus that are quite competitive. 

I do have some of his early information but I find that when people sell a lot of products they tend to be lacking.

It sounds like you want their knowledge, but in what areas do you feel you are lacking?  

Either you or someone you pay has to build them, no one is going to send you their workflows/automations/marketing campaigns that work for them because that's their competitive advantage.

While I understand this may not be the best time for high demand, the lack of inquiries has been unusually low—something I’ve never experienced before.When I searched for similar rentals in the area, I discovered that my listing does not show up properly.

The neighbor house is for sale , just lacking the capital at the moment.