Hi Tad, welcome to the forum.
I’m hoping this will encourage
@LSchefman to pop by, as I’m pretty sure he’s in the Michigan area.
Great to have you here.
You can start where you like with PRS. The SE models are a great gateway drug.
I have an SE245 which is the PRS take on another well known American made single cut guitar (wink wink). It’s a great guitar out of the box and also a platform for modification.
I also have a core Santana model, that is amazing.
Hopefully you get your hands on some PRS guitars and find one (or two) that you like.
As far as teachers are concerned, I have nothing, I’m in Scotland. However there are lots of options online too, with zoom (or similar) lessons.
Happy hunting.