For example, fiber board instead of sheetrock, nicer windows, better plumbing fixtures, solid vs hollow core doors. 

It’ll be clear if the deal is solid or not.

Because if it does it seems like it would be a slam dunk, because $350 in cashflow is better than what my calculations have been looking like in Bloomington (potentially because I'm doing something wrong or because I'm looking at a house hack to get myself started) and pairing that with a decent CAP rate and an appreciating property sounds to me like a solid deal.

You could keep it in your name, but a 3-unit should easily cost $150 month in utilities, so make sure your rent increases are solid otherwise they will hurt your cash flow.Don't rely on your realtor's estimates on cap rates before buying.

With the boom In Asheville and proximity to Charlotte it seems like an affordable secondary market for solid returns.

It's hard enough to build a solid team when you are in the market. 

There are tenants  in place already but the leases are solid.

We’re at a solid point for selling in the market, and there is a lot of demand so you’ll do well listing it.

There are a couple of ways, but this is what I'd do for solid long-term results.

Good solid neighborhood will be around 1% in OKC or Tulsa.