I wouldn't bet on any helpful changes in the near future.

I feel like Logan prices are pretty high for what you are getting and inventory is ridiculously low at the moment, so finding off market opportunities are your best bet. 

Sounds like a Hard Money Loan is your best bet for financing here.

Does anyone have any experience taking over a poorly run self storage facility and needing to get everyone from cash based payments to an online platform?

Leverage (debt) is very powerful, it can make a person very wealthy over time, but it can also make you very poor very quickly if you over leverage yourself.

These are my favs over the years:Rich Dad, Poor DadCash Flow QuadrantMiracle Morning for Real Estate Agents (or just the basic MM book)Never Split the DifferenceProfit FirstCrushing it in Apartment InvestingThe 10X RuleThe Millionaire Real Estate Agent

-Be very mindful of the location, there are a few areas of Red Deer where the tenant profile is quite poor and vacancy is higher, double check with your realtor but I would avoid anything in Highland Green, Riverside, Fairview, Eastview (a bit more street specific) and downtown-The units in buildings like these are not generally updated often (if ever), so you may not have reno costs now but there is a good chance you will when tenants start to move out, just make sure you plan for that.

You have more alcohol consumption by people vacationing, which leads to noise and poor judgement.

I will say it is harder to compete with multiple offers while using FHA on multifamily, but in terms of minimum down payment that's your best bet. 

That will be your best bet.