West Allis or Milwaukee Duplex

[Amy Oltendorf]

Good afternoon fellow BPers!

I currently am actively working with a realtor and looking for a duplex in either West Allis or the Milwaukee area (south of the freeway). I currently have a duplex in West Allis and would like to start growing my portfolio. My plan is to move in to this duplex and owner occupy it for about a year and then move on into another duplex or single family home. It seems as though the MLS is of course limited and it seems as though the same properties keep coming up. I am familiar with FSBO and craigslist, but are there other avenues to search for these properties that I am missing? I could be too critical, as I will be moving into this house, and feel my standards might be a bit too high, (I'm trying!) which is why I am having a hard time finding the right "fit" I think...

Any advice or words of wisdom is appreciated.

Thanks!