Where to find 'affordable' Duplex rent availabilities?

[Pat Antonio]

Hello!

I'm new to BP and want to eventually house-hack by buying my own multi-family property one day... but that won't happen for another couple of years. In June I want to rent a spot in a duplex, triplex, or quad to save some money and learn a little bit in the process rather then wasting it away at my apartment. The problem is, I can only find top-dollar prime location duplex's for rent in the Houston area. My budget is under $600 and most of the duplex's for rent are well above $900. I see and read up on BP about Duplex rents going anywhere from $350-700 all the time but am having trouble searching and finding where these are available. I know they must be out there somewhere? Some friends tell me the only way to find them is to drive around and call. I thought I'd ask BP first! Thank you all