Larger box spaces tend to take longer to lease out as bigger companies are slower to move and rent is typically higher compared to a larger pool of smaller tenants going for the regular type spaces.National tenants tend to want brand new buildings with higher ceilings for storage and shipping.

Here's some safe advice, Stay Local and join your REIAs and Meetup groups.........much, much, less expensive training(compared to Gurus) with much better content.Sorry for the long post but needed to comment on my disastrous experience.

(the above is not intended as legal advice and is for informational purposes only) 

Calgary is softening up on some of the housing prices but won't be comparable to the success you have enjoyed in the states. 

I'm not getting good comparative search results so maybe someone with more Google-fu could provide some better search queries.

I found them to be very reasonably priced compared to many others I quoted.

I use spreadsheets to setup my initial budget developed during the purchase process and compare to actual cost to see how well I did and where I missed something and learn for next time.If you’re like me, and like to buy some items in bulk when you find a good deal, you can track your inventory as well and assign items to each project as you go.

I would be willing to drive out as far as Butte (some nice neighborhoods in Butte are very comparable to some multi-families in Great Falls) to do a showing for you. 

I just want to confirm when using the 50% rule, we only use it to compare to the mortgage amount and not taxes, insurance, etc.?

The purpose of doing that is to verify that what's been recorded is up to date.