As a whole, you and the seller really don't easily save money by not having your own agent.Many investors like to work with the seller's agent for different reasons, but that just another hornet's nest..N.B. 

Use that to continue to grow your nest egg towards a bigger acquisition. 

If you aren't making at least a few hundred per month than I personally feel your equity would be better used to get another better cash flowing asset, or just continue to flip and grow your nest egg.But GREAT job on the outcome of the deal so far!

Same thing after you take the cash out you then rent the home and buy the nest home as your primary requiring a lower down payment.

Then do the things you need to do to qualify.I can think of plenty of stuff that someone with a bit of a nest egg who can qualify for a VA loan and has the downpayment and a decent credit score can do in the DC metroplex where I am, because I know a number of people who have done it, and I mentioned those above glancingly.  

Let's say someone has a solid nest egg ($500K) of assets but is currently unemployed, is it still possible to get a loan for say, a multifamily property?

Furthermore, in a time of potential inflation and devaluing of money - I want part of my nest egg in solid bricks (or siding, in this case:).  

What if (fill in the blank) To me the point is not how many doors doi own, its more how do I best ensure I have a stable income (that hopefully increases over time) while keeping my nest egg safe  

It sounds like you have a nice nest egg for REI.

Currently, power is on but lightning blew a couple of breaker switches plus WiFi is down, modem is fried, dishwasher doesn’t work, dryer turns on but doesn’t heat, garage door opener doesn’t work and one Nest thermostat was fried.