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Running electrical wire through plaster and lath?
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I've done some of my own electrical, when I didn't know what I didn't know. You are going to be a landlord. You have a duty to your tenants to provide them with a safe environment. If there is a fire, and you have done this yourself, and there are codes that you didn't follow, you can have the claim denied, and if people are hurt, you can be found negligent. Especially considering that you are a landlord and knew, or should have known, that this was not proper.
When you do your own plumbing, and it fails, stuff gets wet.
When you do your own cabinets and counters and floors and wallboard and doors and windows, and you do a crappy job, it may look lousy.
When you do your own electrical and it fails, people can die.
Nuff said.