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Sell, Evaluate and Finance a Multiplex in Quebec

Clear, data-driven guides for plex and income property owners on the North Shore. Valuation, tax, CMHC financing and sale strategies — without the jargon.

Selling your plex

What Changes the Price of Your Plex

Building defects, documents to provide, closing at the notary: what a seller needs to know before signing.

Plex roof under replacement in Québec — asphalt shingles at end of life before the saleStrategy

Roof Replacement Before Selling Your Plex

Worn roof before selling your plex? Asphalt shingles ~20 yrs, elastomeric ~30 yrs: impact on financing, inspection and price. Replace or sell as-is.

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Well and Septic: Selling a Rural PlexStrategy

Well and Septic: Selling a Rural Plex

Selling an off-grid plex in Québec: well water testing (twice a year), septic compliance under Q-2 r.22, documents lenders require, and upgrade costs ($10,000+).

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Boosting NOI Before Selling Your PlexValuation

Boosting NOI Before Selling Your Plex

Value = NOI ÷ cap rate. At a 5.5% cap rate, every $1,000 of added net operating income is worth about $18,000 in price. How to boost your plex's NOI before you sell.

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Foundation Cracks: Selling Your PlexStrategy

Foundation Cracks: Selling Your Plex

Shrinkage or structural crack on the plex you're selling? Disclosure, hidden defects, price and financing impact: the seller's guide. Most cracks are benign.

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Tenant Estoppel Certificate When SellingGuide

Tenant Estoppel Certificate When Selling

Buyers require an estoppel certificate signed by each tenant to validate your rent roll. What it contains and how a seller obtains one in 4 steps.

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Mold: The Plex Landlord's ResponsibilityGuide

Mold: The Plex Landlord's Responsibility

Mold in a plex: the duty to provide a habitable dwelling, tenant remedies at the TAL, and hidden-defect risk when selling. Keep humidity at 30% to 55%.

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Old Wiring: Insuring and Selling an Older PlexStrategy

Old Wiring: Insuring and Selling an Older Plex

Knob-and-tube, two-wire, fuse panels: why insurers refuse or require an upgrade, the impact on financing and selling, and what a rewire costs ($8,000 to $15,000).

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Illegal Unit: Selling a Non-Conforming PlexRegulation

Illegal Unit: Selling a Non-Conforming Plex

Unit added without a permit or non-conforming basement: risks (financing, insurance, municipal order) and 3 options to sell your plex on the North Shore.

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Handover of keys and notarial deed at the closing of a North Shore plex saleStrategy

Closing Adjustments When Selling Your Plex

Taxes, current-month rents, heating oil: the notary prorates each item at closing. Seller's guide to the 6 key adjustments when selling a North Shore plex.

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Assuming and renewing a mortgage on a North Shore plex in 2026Strategy

Assuming a Mortgage When Selling Your Plex

Letting a buyer assume your low-rate mortgage is a powerful selling point in 2026, when a 3-year fixed sits near 3.94%. Conditions, lender approval, penalty avoided.

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Pyrite, Asbestos, Vermiculite: Inspecting an Old PlexGuide

Pyrite, Asbestos, Vermiculite: Inspecting an Old Plex

Pyrite, asbestos, vermiculite, iron ochre: where they hide, tests, decontamination costs and value impact.

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Notary and owner reviewing the location certificate and easements before selling a plex in QuébecStrategy

Easements and Location Certificate When Selling

Selling your plex in Québec? You must provide an up-to-date location certificate (under 10 years) and declare easements. How sellers prepare to avoid delays.

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Mixed-use residential-commercial building on Québec's North Shore — apartments above and a commercial unit at street levelStrategy

Selling a Mixed-Use (Residential-Commercial) Building in Québec

Selling a mixed-use building in Québec: the commercial portion is GST/QST taxable (14.975%), commercial leases must transfer, and the buyer pool is smaller.

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Local Guides: Sell a Plex in Your Area

Market prices, welcome tax and strategies tailored to each city — Montreal, Laval and the greater North Shore of Montreal.

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The ImmoMulti team, specialized in buying multiplexes on the North Shore, drawing on firsthand market experience and the realities of the Quebec market.

For income property owners, potential sellers and investors who want to understand the value, tax and financing of a multiplex.

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