However, even after being in the game for 5+ years and cutting down costs a lot, for example there is a "Home Depot" warehouse 2 hours away, everything is 50 percent off store price, if not negotiable).

It is  BP book and you can get it under the Store tab above.

Web rent management systems such as cozy.co make it easy. 

There was room to add 2 more apartments where a store front used to be. 

The only lead I found was a web page saying "We no longer service any loans.

Hello fellow Canadians, I had been investing in US mainly due to their good web infrastructures on finding deals and managing them through property managers. 

You could even use the oven for storage (not joking) if cabinet space is at a premium.KnutePro tip: Only store things in the oven that can tolerate high heat.

She owns a retail store and I own an insurance agency.Would be willing to do out of area investing deals, but need volume in order to make the cost of a management company feasible and my $100K probably won't stretch extremely far on its own. 

Buying your first property off of a web site with your IRA money sounds like a recipe for heartache.  

National tenants tend to do better as their sales and profit is spread out among many stores and locations so a dip in one location with eventual upside can be a positive.Another factor is checking to see road projects coming up and if the changes will impact the traffic flow from your area.