The reason I bring this up to investors is because apart from helpful  sensor implementation and other tenant management-unless we knock down all old structures and build all new: there will be a shortage.

Find a commercial real estate agent who has access to CoStar.Get the contact information of every property you're interested in.Call them or go knock on their door. 

I have a niece that became an RN and not only was college needed but she's coming out of graduation with employers knocking on her door for a career that pays well from the start.

Highest and best use), knock it and put up a parking lot (ala Joni Mitchell), or I have been tempted to knock down a old multi on a legal big enough lot to put up 2 to 3 new 2 bedroom rental with modern amenities. 

This is truly what you call the school of hard knocks.

Go figure, now I've got more opportunities knocking, and most of my cash is gone; in the blink of an eye. 

You should be able to knock that number down a bit.

Consistent marketing via autodialers, text to phone, mailers, websites, door knocking (the best for newbies) is how deals are secured.

(mail, calls, door knocking etc...). 

Do you have lead measures your tracking as far as sending out a certain amount of mailers, knocking on a certain amount of doors, etc.?