Buy and holds is the key to true wealth with all the benefits of depreciation, appreciation, loan pay down by your tenants, leveraging the equity, cash-flow etc etc, but it often times isn't the active income that pays the bills until you build up a portfolio and even then there's the tenant management or managing your property managers.That's why I'm involved in all 3.

Hi, I am just about to get started in real estate for the first time: I am thinking about getting a triplex.

@Mindy PerryReally doesn't matter what software you pick as long as it has the features you want.Two biggest challenges with ALL software:1) None are perfect, so deal with the tradeoffs2) Most users rarely put in enough time to really understand how to utilize the software.

Based on this of course it would still be risky, specially being the first time but better start somewhere than just keep analysing properties right?  

Next time give them a call or email/text to let them know the notice was mailed and what it contains. 

For more affordable properties—those priced under $400,000—the timeline is even shorter, with many homes receiving offers within two weeks of being listed.This fast-moving market poses a particular challenge for first-time buyers who may not be as familiar with the urgency required in competitive bidding situations.

So, instead of spending the time to move the stuff out of the apartment, we offered it as furnished.

And this might indeed require some time to pass before doing that.You could still create a single member LLC with either you or your wife as member. 

As a newbie, you always question whether you're making the right decision, but you just have to push forward after a certain amount of time to prevent analysis paralysis.

Just hire a full time lifeguard .