Also, would anyone recommend contacting a mortgage broker?

I wouldn't waste a commercial broker's time until you have thought about all of that.

I do believe you need a broker.

Most of the time agents, brokers or lenders hosting meetups and prohibiting others in the same profession from coming.If you're hosting a Meetup in Minneapolis or Saint Paul isn't the purpose to freely share information?

I'm looking for a great realtor/broker who knows the multi-family market in Jacksonville, FL.

Hi @Aditya Veluri,I am a broker in Seattle and can tell you, investing for cash flow is not dead up here. 

Good Afternoon BP,I am a full time Real Estate Broker/Investor in Greenwich, CT licensed in CT & NY.

I'll echo what others have already said: I charge a minimum commission on cheap properties, and that can vary according to how time consuming I anticipate the deal (and sometimes the client) will be.As a broker, even I will agree that a great many agents are grossly overpaid, and marginally competent at best.

You must talk to some hard money lenders (which can range from a private individual with cash to lend, to a quasi-mortgage broker who does HML and bridge loans - the former often being the easiest/quickest/simplest to the work with, the latter often being more like applying for a conventional mortgage), because you have to know the following about your financing options/costs in order to evaluate potential deals:LTV/down payment requirements, and whether they cover just purchase, or both purchase and rehab costs.

After many hours on Redfin, Zillow, and talking to a local broker, I've made up my mind that out-of-state REI is my goal.