I prefer to build it into the rent and then it's a business expense that's set up on autopsy. 

You can start with Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Book on Rental Property Investing, Set for Life, the ABC's of Real Estate and that will give you a good start. 

I told her I would get her set up with an agent. 

Set for Life by @Scott Trench.

Hoping to retire in the next few years set the payments to pay off in five years.

Most people move in the Spring or Summer, so if you want to get a tenant quickly it may be a good idea to offer move in incentives that will set your property apart.  

The overall recommendations out there on the net seem to recommend Limited Partnerships for Canadians holding real estate in the US as this is a flow through structure, however, LP's are more expensive to set up and one CPA commented he did not prefer LP's as it is easier to get $ out of a C-Corp under the guise of management fees.Curious - what structure do you use/recommend for your real estate holdings/rents/flips? 

You will meet investors that are at different levels, with different skill sets, and strategies...but one thing they all have in common, is they had to start from somewhere!

One in Isreal and one In UK both set up shop in those markets for years.

My company is going to be a family business with other family members.I purchased cashmoneydough.com in case it is a better idea to have a generic URL on the mailers and bandit signs.If I use this URL, I’ll probably set up a DBA under the surname company.