I think I'd be interested in higher end rentals, since I'd rather not have to deal with a tenant who would trash the place. I am quite familiar with the area, I've been living in Troy/Sterling Heights area for my whole life. I'd probably want to start with a single family property "to get my feet wet".
Any tenant can trash a place, even if they are paying $2k a month. You might be surprised how people break things you will go your entire your life without ever having broken.
A SFH in the Troy area could be a good first step. Make sure you check your numbers before you buy. Also be familiar with the rental laws in the area to see if you need inspections or anything else.
Other things to consider:
Will you manage?
Will you do repairs?
Will you allow pets?
Are you prepared to evict someone?
Are you financially prepared for an extended vacancy or unexpected large repair?
Think about what can go wrong and if you are ready for it. For example at a SFH last year the well went bad ($5k), decided not to renew contract of less than desirable tenant, said tenant stopped paying rent for a few months (~5k), trashed the place (~3k damages) and had to be evicted (~1.5k fees). That was all in a few months and 9 months later and the former tenant still hasn't paid a dime. Then the new tenant backed into the garage door and destroyed it his first week in the house and we had another large expense (new tenant reimbursed but we had the up front fee). How would you handle that? Things can go very wrong very fast sometimes. In the last 7 years we had never had one expense over $100 in that house until last year.
Also what Mr Mark said.