Instead of a 4-plex, start thinking just a little differently.My biggest success over the years came from buying GROUPS (5-8 houses) of older homes on a single parcel, in older, blue collar parts of town (not slums).

One of the biggest downfalls with the way I did it was that I did not install in on every wall dividing the units.

The biggest problem I see is that they are asking for 50% of the profits.

Biggest concern is the distance from campus.  

I worked for the biggest in the city for years and learned for the best.

I'm assuming you're mailing to high equity, absentee when I said wait 3 months before mailing calling.Protip: One of the biggest failures for people is the lack of good follow-up or lack of CRM.Just because a deal isn't a deal now, doesn't mean the relationship you established is not important.

The biggest difference is some services will ring the phone just one time and then drops the voicemail and others never ring the phone and just drop the voicemail and the person gets the notification on their phone.  

The biggest issue with these motels is the occupants can't cook.

People think that the Markets always go up, but, this is going to be the biggest drag on the prices of everything for the next 20 years as all these Boomers draw out their Money from Stocks, 401K's, Mutual Funds and IRA's and there is less Demand for big ticket items.

The biggest thing I have personally noticed is missing small things that add up.