From my experience, I really appreciate the fact that Chris picked up the phone and called me.  

Quote from @Stuart Bartle: My advice is to pick one location.

Unless you need them installed for mortgage appraisal, recommend:1) A price reduction or 2) Small price reduction for installation labor and have someone pick up & store the mechanicals the seller provides.Otherwise, they will just get stolen again!

While this isn't a hard and fast rule, more often then not, these are the guys that can't manage their schedules well, and will be gung-ho on your job for a couple weeks, then be flaking out as they picked up too much work and are trying to keep too many homeowners happy.And lastly, the more detail you have the better the bid will be with few change orders.  

I've learned over the years of being a landlord that I have to pick my battles.

I used to live there so I didn't just pick a random market.

I ma here to learn and I will not pick and choose how those lessons are presented to me!  

I've used the rental calculator enough now where I think I can find a few 2-4 unit properties that can cash flow at least $100 a unit even with zero down, though the pickings be slim at any given time.

Multifamily investors usually look to balance risk and return - usually picking either B or C neighborhoods to buy rentals in.

Yup then you get newbies coming up after they watch you buy a few and want to buy you a cup of coffee and pick your  brain..