I would think a duplex would appeal to more people then an apartment and would expect the cost to be higher for the added privacy. 

The appeal of a flip and potential for a quicker lump some return is nice but the long term of the rental has just as much appeal for the future. 

I just dropped off my assessment appeal to the City of Wyoming on Monday.

As @Jay Hinrichs who has over 26k comments on this site says, you may be a little late to the game to try and save the appeal of DoHardMoney.And the $3k is for education, not for loans?

When I appealed the assessment on one of my houses it listed it as having two bedrooms.

Seems like if done right there could be big appeal.

They only way that you can increase that is by price (or terms) or by making the place more appealing. 

The investor will offer the following:Cash transaction;A quick sale closing with no inspection; andYou can leave behind any items you don’t want.The problems begin when the homeowner is elderly, alone, and doesn’t know the true market value of their property:They may have purchased their property over 20 years ago for $50,000, $100,000, or maybe $200,000.That same property now could have a market value of $300,000, $400,000 or even $500,000.The idea that they purchased the property 20 years ago for $120,000 and are now being offered $220,000 sounds appealing to these homeowners – their mortgage might be paid off and they will make $100,000 – sounds good right?

The area is appealing to me because because they already have a large supply of 5+ unit buildings, which is getting harder to find throughout the rest of southern NJ.

Because I'm doing FHA, 5% down this deal is appealing from a COC-ROI standpoint, but cash-flow is weak (Not Brandon Turner's recommended >$100/unit metric) given lower rents in this neighborhood, so insurance costs could turn this deal sour quickly.