Most of that here will go into the downpayment and closing costs and even then, especially if you long-term rent out the property, you'll likely not cash flow much at all even if you self-manage.  

It is close to the westwood community center.

Trying to avoid spending 2K on a brand new one as we may rehab the kitchen and replace all the appliances in a few years.This is the exact model looking to replace. https://www.geappliances.com/appliance/GE-24-Built-In-Gas-Ov...It was on sale but have not been able to find anywhere that has in stock. 

I am working on closing my first mortgage on a property in South Florida.

They then decide if they are willing to list with the agent.If you have substantial capital and can close quickly, with cash, no inspection you might be able to do what you are suggesting.But a bank is incentivized to get as much as they can, with the least amount of hassle and they will believe their real estate agent before they believe you on numbers, closing time, availability of funds.

As a 20-year industry veteran, I still see most sales agents fail to understand what I do (typically, they think they know).

Look into what's up now in the Houston market, eyeing things like property prices, how many properties are for sale, how much people want them, and what the economy might do next.

Brickell has almost no MF for sale atm and is almost entirely high rises with expensive and tightly controlled HOAs.  

If I tried to start today with the same funds I had back in 2018 I would probably own about 10 doors.In my opinion, it is really not a great time to be getting real estate (broadly speaking) - which when you think about it is the whole reason why the Fed cranked up rates - to slow down the economy, inflation, housing sales & price increases, etc.   

YOU CANNOT TAKE A PERCENTAGE FEE of a sale of a property if you are not a broker/agent.