Its tough.

Which is a really tough crowd to please.

We are willing to pay for the work completed but are being asked to saddle $3K in materials.

Nashville is just a tough market. 340k is a ton for a duplex, but it looks like that's what a lot of duplexes are going for these days.

I bought it as a flip, replaced everything with high quality materials and put in back on the market.

My roofer said flat costs more since materials differ from standard shingle.

There'd be appx 3500-3900 finished sq ft per duplex so about 1750-1950 sq ft per unit finished - each would be a ranch with ideally a view out basement.Another builder in the area is offering to build similar units with the same grade of materials we'd use/craftsmanship for $300k all in with the lot/turn key - you buy appliances. 

But these properties can be very tough to manage, as most of your tenants will be living check to check and almost always struggle to pay the rent.I started with the focus of buying in more modestly priced areas (definitely not low income areas, but not upper middle class either), and am in the process of changing that.  

That's a tough one.  

I'm sure other campuses are similar- parking is tough on campus ( Ga Southern, Kennesaw, GCSU, State, etc).