I told her all she needs to do is store the remaining possessions for the required time but obviously run that by legal advice.

We have been written up in multiple magazines for over a decade about being a great place to live, great place to raise a family, to be in business for yourself, to retire, to mountain bike, etc.It keeps me busy as a Realtor for sure. :)

Even though we're 30 mins outside of the main city, we're still within a 1/2 mile of a Super Walmart and the adjoining satellite stores that follow.

Can they store belonging in the basement? 

@Moises R Cosme you have some excellent points and those are why I usually avoid getting involved with residential condos myself.However @Carrie Benoit was asking about retail condos so they are meant to be leased to small businesses and the comparison to SFs or MFs isn't really a good one.Basically, these are the small-medium size store fronts you often see at the ground level of busy foot-traffic areas.At this point (in the pandemic) it's much more about whether you think retail is a good risk or not, since we don't really know what foot traffic is going to be like, whether we'll have another lock down, etc.I don't have any direct experience with retail condos though I have run across them a few times in my travels.

Scott in the Bigger Pockets books store.  

(And I do send out a ton of mail to find these deals.)Kind of like selling an old bike at a yard sale.

@Ryan Guffey I also worked a w2 job when I started flipping.I got my first from a wholesaler,I let them do the leg work,but did my own due diligence and numbers.I used bandit signs at contractor stores to find my contractors.Meet as many other investors in your area as possible,they already have what you want and many will “share” deals contractors etc.Best of luck!

Things that are important for me are being closer to T, major school/colleges, grocery stores, highways etc. 

I can't wait to see what the next year holds in store!