@David MoreheadBooks: Due Diligence Handbook (super important and often missed element of the underwriting process)The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide To Decisionmaking And Investment (solid overview by an experienced operator)How to Create Lifetime Cash Flow Through Multifamily Properties (free, solid book)Articles:How to Avoid the Most Common Commercial Due Diligence MistakesDeal Screening Checklist for Passive Multifamily InvestorSpend time poking around the Internet + networking with local multifamily investors to understand how to underwrite and what assumptions to use. 

Hi there, I've recently relocated to Halifax, NS and would like to discuss larger multi-family properties with anyone familiar with the market here :)I have a small portfolio, a mix of commercial and residential, and would like to purchase or partner into a larger multi-family complex next.10 units is realistic for me, but it would be exciting to contemplate 100 units.Thank you kindly for any replies,Andrew

Commercial RE is still about relationships even today.

I had way better luck with commercial rather than residential.

For me, the cost of being an agent is mostly in the costs to get MLS access and pay the local Realtor association, not with the brokerage.

Commercial appraisals alone are $3500 on up.

But as soon as you get into CRE (5+ units) they cannot handle all the wheels turning inside a commercial size multifamily syndication, as @Omar Khan pointed out.Some of us have listened and learned from @Michael Blank a thing or two or three.

PM me off list with an email address and I can send you a Document that Texas Association Of REALTORS (TAR) suggest for members to use with landlords having questions about granting access to Assistance Animals. 

Depending on the amount of your profit and the size of the down payment you could simply do the 1031 on the cash you received and take the note as boot.In the right circumstances if you've got access to cash doing a 1031 combined with owner financing can be a great way to multiply your cash flow while deferring a lot of tax.

Biggest attraction for the house itself would be a more family atmosphere, big yard, and close to river access.