I'm most concerned about vacancy due to the higher price point of furnished and if it may be a better idea to lease unfurnished/ long term. 

New real estate investor and new to the group. 

I purchased a duplex in May of this year and moved into the bottom unit with the intention of renting the top unit as well as the sf I moved out of which would put me in positive cashflow (the top unit of the duplex does not cover the duplex mortgage entirely on its own). 

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.

The key is staying consistent and networking with the right people (you’re already in the right place!).

Then make sure you sell it within the next three years. 

You'll be one of the wealthiest people you know by the time you are 40.As you gain experience, you may discover you hate dealing with tenants and this is the wrong vehicle for you to build wealth.

Is it time to bite the bullet and join the world of Automation?

It would be the equivalent of a C-Corp in the US.

Hello, everyone.I've spent the better part of the last year reading countless books and articles on personal finance and investment real estate.