Turns out this thing has had ALL of the following replaced in the last two years: Roof, dual pane windows, copper plumbing, upgraded circuit breakers, 3 furnaces, a central AC unit, and cabinets + floors + paint to all 3 units...

That being said the net worth and liquidity requirements for Foreign Investors is networth = 2x loan amount and liquidity = 18 months of mortgage payments instead of 1x the loan amount and 9 months.If you are a dual citizen or American citizen, you only need net worth = loan amount and 9 months of liquidity. 

Listing agents love dual agency since they get to collect double commission.  

We are both American citizens with jobs in Australia (we are actually dual citizens now).

I don’t recommend this route for everyone as we are dual citizens and have the ability.That way you could start with maybe 2 properties with the cash you have, taking the exchange rate into account and a 25% down payment for each investment property, and not have to touch the equity in your primary residence.If this sounds interesting, I’d start by speaking with your bank and see if they have a presence here in Florida.Just my 2 cents.

Dual agency is not allowed in this state.A buyer  may make demands, and if the agent delivers those in writing to you as a seller, you do have the right to meet them or not.

If you have an appetite for running repairs, you can also score a duplex for that price range with dual income opportunity but of course with higher reserves for your CAPEx and Maintenance reserves.

Replacing a single pane window with a dual pane is an improvement while simple r/r (remove replace with same type) is just a repair.For improvements, think upgrades.Classic upgrades are worth less that $0.50/$1.00, even the big ones like a whole new kitchen.

I am a Low Voltage Cabler, IT Consultant, and online content creator.

But when you look at what a dual income tech couple pulls in which is a minimum of $300K/year you can see why they can afford it.