There is no silver bullet, secret sauce - you have to doggedly grind and with luck - find one property that meets your criteria in an area you are familiar with and know is in demand.

Also, they had an axe to grind and were not happy or disrespected.

Also keep in mind noise zones with all the bases around.

TD was also making noises of doing the same, but I'm not certain if they ever put it into practice.The problem you will encounter with a small commercial property at most tier-1 lenders (Big-5 banks, and major credit unions) is the commercial lending department is not particularly interested in a property under 1 - 2 million  ... leaving you in no-man's land {which is precisely why RBC started handing 5-6 unit properties as residential}.Once you move to commercial lending, you run into more costs - things like originating fees {like you hear about in the U.S.A.} as you are paying the lender's legal and administrative costs.  

I have looked at quite a few 50-200 unit properties recently and I would love to jump to that but the returns don't match what I can get grinding the smaller properties.

I just turned 30 and Im tired of the 9-5 grind.

Hello, my name is Josh and I'm a recent college grad in the 9 to 5 grind looking to invest myself into financial freedom.

Buy the right productGood neighborhoods that are appreciatingA good honest reliable maintenance/contractorDitto - property managementI would not recommend sourcing finance until your portfolio is stabilizedBut can I say .... ignore the noise, Detroit RocksCheck out my post ‘Detroit the comeback kid’

Also, being a bit away from the highway also helps cut down on the traffic (volume / noise).I totally agree about the security.

Blessing to you and yours and keep grinding!