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 am a realtorNAR Code Of Ethics Article 16"Respect the exclusive representation or exclusive brokerage relationship agreements that other REALTORS® have with their clients." 

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. 

As another poster mentioned, it’s just another floating currency.Maybe I should advertise a business using blockchain bitcoin machine learning with AI based on crypto currency.

The June/Mid-Year 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR).

He wants to transition out of the trade and into real estate with me, after I started discussing our options and opportunities for investing.History: We've discussed both becoming REALTORS® in the past and working together, because we have complementary skill sets.

If you will have trouble with a washing machine overflow, insurance wait, one month vacancy...real newspaper story about a rental foreclosure here during the last downturn... get your reserves in order, for your rental and any personal vulnerabilities.