If so, I'd like to connect and get pricing for a couple of permits out here in FL.

Not sure how they can get better prices than you doing the same shopping. 

Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This was a 2 unit that I purchased in 2016 for $375K.

Purchase price: $150,000 In the process of buying 1.21 acres in Isabela, Puerto Rico.

And what is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

There are slight Regional variations in labor prices, but it's not as large a discrepancy as people think.

I agree with Nathan (don't forget to price running extra water, sewer and electrical lines).  

However, prices for a comparable 5-bedroom home in Washington are significantly higher, likely around $1.5M or more, which would mean taking on a new 30-year mortgage with 6+% interest rate and limiting new investment opportunities.2.

So you went based on pricing.3.

My other concern is that home prices on Long Island appreciate quickly.