They only rent out 1 unit and keep the other one open for when they come to the area to visit family a couple of times a year, though they've never made the trip while we've lived here for the last 5 months.  

Hence, your exit options will be severely limited.IMO, look at the round-trip of a transactions - from acquisition, operation to sale - to truly understand if an investment would be a sound one. 

The numbers had to work on paper before I made a trip out there.

If you are able to put a down payment of up to $92,500 and you are looking for SFH, you may want to schedule your trip for the beginning of the month when they do the courthouse auctions.

In the months leading up to buying we made a lot of trips since it seems to vary greatly even by street in seemingly decent areas.

@Brian Pulaski maybe a trip to home depot is in order to pick out the floor you want then walk over to the stains and compare colors.

Jamaal,My wife and I are going to be taking a road trip this summer to finish the last three states we have never visited.

Thus, I'd like to use a professional.)Last fall, I sought bids for snow removal (shoveling/blowing walkways - no plowing) and to those that bothered to respond, I got ridiculous prices back ($150-$225 per trip; it takes an hour total to shovel all the properties, including travel time between).This spring, I am seeking lawn maintenance bids and I am experiencing the same thing; outrageous (in my opinion) prices for the work involved.  

I am trying to plan out some trips to Lubbock and I'd love to plan it so I can attend the REIA. 

Worth the trip and the money to attend.