I've got an offer on two sfh in Greenville, NC walking distance of East Carolina University.

I am planning on walking through a duplex unit soon.

If we walk away we lose our 5k deposit, but almost seems worth it to me as 1.5% is significant.What would the seasoned professionals here do, what are our options? 

Purchasing a duplex, while walking through with the home inspector.

They decide their good credit is worth less than 2 million and walk away. 

Of course I was hoping for a single switch wire.This is a bathroom remodel where when I first walked in was hoping to "simply" replace the surround and plumbing fixture and swap the light fixture, switch and outlet.

the point of 1% is to have appropriate cash reserves in the long term. when you cash flow $100/door you are walking a very thin line, unless you hold additional cash reserves. as covid19 is demonstrating currently, it is paramount to be well-capitalized. 

Tuck pointing and lentels are also typically easily visible in a walk around of the building.For the water pressure and unit gut, if you were given access to tour units prior to offer and didn't, as a seller I would say it is on you. 

That train stop would be opened up for public use and would allow a new commuting option that is within walking distance of our house.

In Wuhan alone they have one of the largest meat markets in existence, where every disease carrying animal that walks, swims or crawls the face of the earth is butchered, sold and eaten in tight rows of vendors.