Starting out, I would like to focus on small multifamily (2-4 units) and then scale into larger investments. 

It can be done if you have the energy and drive to push forward.

Or is it advisable to go with the larger units for better ROI?

Most of my experience is with larger multifamily, so there's only so much information you're going to get from the owners of those properties on the front end.

While this project ran smoothly overall, managing a larger renovation budget of $74,114 required careful planning and coordination.

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I'm hoping some 1031 exchange experts might know if it's possible to defer capital gains in this situation: I want to sell several  properties owned by a 3 member (all family) LLC (LLC-A) and sell one property owned by another LLC with different but overlapping membership (LLC-B).Buy a much larger property that would be partially owned by LLC-A and partially owned by LLC-BThe new property is one tax parcel with two addresses.

Outside of jeopardizing a current property I own, the spread on this can't be worth the time or energy. 

I know how to get fantastically accurate estimates for simple single-family deals but was wondering if anyone had advice on where to start for running numbers for 50+ unit deals.Also, if anyone has any advice on helpful systems and technology - or for managing larger scale real estate businesses to be a valuable partner, I'd gladly listen. 

The tenants know the mini split is their best bet for controlling temp on their side, but they do not want to not pay for the energy to run it and would prefer the gas gets used (gas is included in their lease.)