There will only be a few brokerage shops that specialize in this...for example, Dallas is a huge market for multifamily but there are only about a dozen or less brokerage houses there that sell large multifamily, and out of that dozen, there are probably 3-5 of them that sell the majority of the product.I'll warn you, this isn't easy and it's a relationship business. 

It took me some shopping around find a broker who knew how to get it done.

Many may not require anything for a cosmetic flip, but if they do it may impact the timelineScheduling the trades- In your 2000 square foot example property we would schedule a majority of the trades in a serial fashion, not simultaneously.  

Where the general population shops is retail.

It is close to the University of Louisville and to the airport, but there are nicer neighborhoods that are also close that have more restaurants, coffee shops, etc. to offer an out of town visitor. 

Maybe it would make sense to buy a shopping center and move your business into the center.

I'm doing a free trial through The CE Shop and it seems good but will be good enough to pass the state exam?

Usually the more doors per apartment building and/or the more money you put down, the more cash flow per door.You could also look into buying businesses (owning them, not running them), good old fashioned stock market investing (not retirement accounts, im talking brokerage accounts so you can actually use the moeny before retirement age) , cryptocurrency investing, or a mixture of all of them. 

I'm meeting up with another investor next week just to talk shop as a matter of fact.  

HiI am looking for a principal buyer for a shopping center that is $24M+.