What is the process for properly converting a property from a duplex to a triplex, and how difficult is it?  

You understand that you are young and you will have difficulty funding your flip deals.BTW, don't own rentals in NJ, in my opinion, you should own rentals in land lord friendly states.

@John Acheson John, Normally I would totally agree with everything all the great agents here have said but you are so right about the difficulties of this kind of property. 

Hi, guys, I am very appreciated that so many of you are there to give me advise and recommendations and express your thoughts, your feeling. I deeply appreciated there was a community like this exists, so we could sha...

If the landlord is in financial difficulty this could be a good opportunity for you to solve a problem for him. 

It’s rare that I have had any difficulties or destruction of property from my tenants.

I think I would have some difficulty working with someone I barely knew, on buying multiple properties a thousand miles from where I live.I think each one of those steps could be risky, ie 1) buying your first rental....let alone two or more 2) buying out of state 3) working with a new partner.  4) working with a partner who you didn't have a prior relationship with. 5) buying multiple rentals at the same time.Look, there are a million ways to do real estate, and everyone has their own risk tolerances, niche, investment goals and capital to invest. 

On top of that I am Canadian (eh), so that adds another layer to the difficulty in getting started in the States (poor me, I know)Now, if there are any of you out there that have gone through this process, and have managed to get their first deal in the past year, I would love to hear about it! 

Where to get the numbers is the difficulty in a smaller area, I got them from some existing rentals being offered online, and on the website of an apartment building that is full but has rents listed, both in the same area of town.

Unfortunately, here in Atlanta I am having difficulty finding some in my price range that are in ridiculously dangerous neighborhood.