Copper and Pex Plumbing in FL

[Chris C.]

Hey all - Relatively new to the scene and have been watching the Orlando market for about a year. 

Something I've heard about recently is that copper piping is highly susceptible to corrosion in FL, something to do with the soil/water content? I'm still reading more, but thought I'd ask the experts as well. Has anyone experienced this in their properties?

I'm looking at relatively old properties that may still be using copper instead of say, Pex, which seems to be the preferred plumbing. Do you think I really need to worry about copper or re-piping the whole property? I've read that this can be expensive, and since this would be a first property for me, I want to minimize risks and maybe shoot for a newer single-family instead of an older duplex/triplex.