While on the subject, any tips for ensuring (as best as possible) that I am able to secure a tenant(s) into the other units as soon after closing as possible?

Thanks for the tip, it is actually on my to do list, I heard REIA talked about on the podcast and plan on searching for one in Utah.

Just my opinion, of course.

I would suggest to listen to the BP podcasts and read as much as possible online and here in the forum. 

I just purchased a 6 bedroom across the street and I'd like to end up with three listings:-9 Bedroom (both properties)-3 Bedroom (original property)-6 Bedroom (new property)I'm looking for tips from anyone that has successfully done this.

You can invest excess cash flow and get 5% return (online savings, CDs, treasuries) (or simply pay down principal). 

And of course, you don’t qualify for the full 121 primary cap gains exclusion….from your numbers, 5/18’s (about 28%) of your gain is exempt under the 121 exclusion since you had Non Qualified use for 13 of those 18 years.This doesn’t consider whatever time, if any, you actually lived in it between 2011 and 2018

So using this forum to gain a little advice on strategies (I read online and elsewhere in the forum) seemed like a good place to start.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I took the courses on Compucram, Study.com and Quizlet, but it didn't help.