Pex will last maybe 25 years, and has had trouble with rats hearing the water running through it and chewing on it, causing leaks.Then there’s the leeching chemicals.L grade seamless copper will typically last 75 years, and usually more.  

Following David Green's Core 4 strategy (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender) gives confidence to invest anywhere.

And all the new ones are bought with 1031 money and professionally managed by someone other than me. 

He has a big business, managing 1,500+ doors.

I am currently self-managing the property but I'm considering switching to Stessa rental management software for it's advertised "Landlord Banking".

I manage my sign company and do lending full time. 

I have a few options:1) raise the rents without touching the property (cash flow could then be around 1,500$/month 2) update the units (estimated 50,000$) and then (cash flow around 3,000$/month)2) update the units and do medium term rentals (cash flow around 4,500-5,000$/month)I'm also having trouble kicking the current tenants out with how bad our housing situation is as well as homelessness.

I'm not sure how the flipping landscape is in SF, but my hunch is if you can manage in a HCOL blue city like SF - you'll be successful here too LOL! 

Does anyone have a recommended property management agency in St Thomas and/or St Croix?

Property management is one of them.