Absolutely the first thing is to decide what type of property you want to buy as you want that to be a project you are truly interested in doing.

I have researched and studied until I am blue in the face, and then figured that an outside opinion might help make the difference; the overall intent is to create immediate cash flow . 

My backup plan is to purchase more condos (~200k/each) which gross about 45k/year (net just over half that) and save up until I can afford something bigger.Ideally I want to stay in the same city with the multi and do a combination of long term and short term rentals.Thank you for your time.

My current business model is to liquidate and move on to the next deal because I've got plenty of opportunities readily available.

Your best bet is to call them and say you are receiving some payment for service performed and is sales tax required, without mentioning "real estate commission".

If you think maybe the rent is to high, lower it for the next applicant, but do not haggle the rent.

The agreement is to leave the key in the house and let the landlord know.

The first thing that came to my mind is to take all possible expenses in your evaluation.   

But now they have a relationship with you, you are locked into a 6-month contract, and the easiest path is to just let them reduce the price to the market.

The deal is undervalued for the market and after we put a few hundred k into the project the plan is to refinance 2-3 years down the road and pull some of the down payment out of the project.