Thanks @Muhammad Abdullah My cousin is a mason by trade in Cleveland, FYI.

Since I know that commercial properties that we can handle can be worth anywhere from 5K to  35k a year, i wondered if I could get lucky and find a trading opportunity.

It looks like you've traded in for the part of the world we hope to be in full time someday.

Multi family I'm finding is bought/sold/traded solely on relationships. 

Many properties trade from investor to investor via auction. 

We took our time to learn how to do it right and were careful to setup trade accounts so that we could buy high end finish materials as cheaply as possible.  

Hi Juan- I'm not the expert on large complexes, I have 10 one bedroom apartments two of which are efficiency...while I'm a different neighborhood completely they earn very consistently but due to the more dynamic characteristics of single adults to pair up and paired adults to either have increased income trading up to larger units or creating children and moving up due to necessity- these are in a constant state of flux so require more attention.I prefer to rent to those on a fixed income with average expectations and a low interest in relocation. 

Fascinating, so this is why the big players do a value push and sell or cash out to trade up every few years. 

While I won't defend him on run down rentals I think it is unfortunate that society wants to hold him responsible for vacant properties and drug trade which he did not create.

I have great knowledge in residential construction being residential superintendent for 22 years and growing up in the trade and working my dad building custom homes.