I had already purchased an Atari 800 computer for $2500, then a Commodore for about $10,000 with an external hard drive and a Compaq portable computer for about $3500 that weighed about 35 pounds and was the size of a sewing machine in entirely covered with a plastic case.

My goal was to turned in it to my equity machine that is going to jump start my Buy & Hold startup, leading in to Trade up scenarios!

During that time you buy another and fix it up and just move into that one and do it again for your Tax-free, Money Machine.

Medical office there is a lot heavier investment upfront with machines and infrastructure.

Can I sell my (legally obtained) machine gun?

Sometimes an honest buyer agent will even tell you that it may be a waste of time because your offer may not be presented, or may be delayed, didn't get the email, fax machine jammed, or most likely ignored.

I can just relay to the OP that A) he'll probably want better duplexes than what $80k can buy, even in our area, and B) yes, people successfully cash flow in our area.Killeen may not be the perfect market, but as an agent, I see and hear from many investors who are asking about our area, driven away from all the other Texas markets where deals and numbers simply aren't there except for the established guys whose marketing machines are running full tilt.

There are a couple of working machines in place but there is no current laundry room contract so I am canvasing for options.

When done properly, with open eyes, these duplexes can be the cash flow machine you are hoping for. 

Expenses including taxes (13K), machinate(4K), insurance (2K) and utilities  (10K) for common areas is about 30 K with 2% vacancy allowance.