I then called another company Bio Recovery who's parent company is Prestige WorldWide Industries (http://www.prestigeworldwide.company) which if you've never seen the movie Step Brothers is the name of their "Fake Company" which makes me now question doing business with these guys.

Makes the assumption that contributing to charities is standard practice.

@Jordan Bochner, If underneath are some nice solid sub treads (good condition 2x or plywood), you can use anti-slip paint designed for steps & flooring (an example would be https://www.homedepot.com/p/Sure-Step-1-Gal-Anti-S... ) for the treads, white for risers to give them a high end look. 

Next logical step is property tour and LOI.

Next Steps might be:1) Lower rent below my min criteria for cashflow.

I’d recommend doing something in the evenings and freeing yourself up during the day to build your network, shadow someone more experienced, research as much as you can about your market and attend as many community events as you can and practice working the crowd while you are there.

This is my first step in realestate Investment journey.

@Eli SunderlandHaving a goal is a necessary first step, thank you for asking. 

If you are getting out of the crazy rent market you have one step in the right direction.

Many utilities won't even let you sign up without a copy of your signed lease in hand.Other than that, the rest of your steps seem reasonable.