I don't know if he would be considered a guru but even gurus have beneficial advice sprinkled into their sales pitch.

Sprinkle the dust over the carpet, and vacuum, preferably with a shop vac.  

The coordinator of the meet-up is also coming up with a way we can crowdfund deals, especially since the group is full of newbies sprinkled with seasoned investors.

Also with 4 units mistakes can happen,  so is hard wired and sprinkles necessary for a duplex of four unit?

Tracy the other thing is you need to know what questions to ask the seller, sprinkle these questions as you have a good conversation with the seller:MOTIVATED SELLER - QUESTIONNAIRE CHECKLISTThe following is a list of sample questions you should ask a seller.

And sprinkling a three-plex will likely require an NFPA 13R (Except in Massachusetts where you can get away with an NFPA 13D) sprinkler system which will likely cost you upwards of 20K.I had this rather expensive surprise myself about 4 years ago.

Fortunately, the problem went away once the gas was on, the heater was running, and we sprinkled baking soda on the carpets followed by a good vacuuming.

I say Jump in and learn from it. think about it whats the worse that can happen.scared money makes no money - I'm Sprinkling My Prosperity Pixie Dust  Over You 

It can be done, it's just tough (with a lot of luck sprinkled in).

With the weather we've gotten here, I'm sure there are people that got hit with a car that wouldn't start and freezing pipes bursting at the same time...sprinkle in some medical bills and you could really be hurting.If it were a 12% interest only loan then I'd say pay it off immediately.