Quote from @Matthew Brown: I run a small STR property management business.

The only concern we run into is occasional foundation issues near the river, towards the south east side of town.

You'll probably do ok in the long run. 

Your thinking like an agent, and using agent perspective of how a brokerage should run.

I truly believe that how I run my properties and take care of my tenants is a direct reflection of my character and work ethic. 

Be sure to run numbers with both a local lender and a national one to compare terms-sometimes smaller local firms can surprise you.HOAs: Brickell condos often have HOA fees, which can eat into your cash flow.

Run the numbers looking at a 5 year plan.

Our client gets OPM and they make money  but they have to run the asset.

Gratz on heading there.Do all of that and I would meet the neighbors for sure.

You can sit down with a lender to "run numbers" and find out roughly what you qualify for.