You can hear many SEASON players saying yes DH is good to start with. And that is ok. DH is strong for season start because it is good for bounties and key farm. DH speed at finding items needed for his build is a bit above average.
But all of that does not matter to many players at all because they play non season where they have items already or they play season with group of friends where DH is not good choice.
Few times I asked for damage buffing ring that is DH specific item. Some other classes have one while we dont. That would open up some LON/LOD build maybe. Here is an idea:
Good source of information are Reddit and Diablofans also. For example this old post from Wudijo explains why I dislike RapidFire build (hellcat waistguard).
https://www.diablofans.com/forums/diablo-iii-class-forums/demon-hunter-the-dreadlands/219834-2-4-3-hellcat-waistguard-theorycrafting-and-my#c1