(That sounds like lot, but it amounts $83 a month.) 

In my area those are either super run down duplexes or in super sketchy areas.My next plan was to try to find a decent single family home with multiple bedrooms and rent out the other rooms, but I wanted to try to avoid the whole roommate situation.My next plan was to try to buy a condo or townhouse because they are cheaper, but then I am paying the entire mortgage myself for about the same price as just renting an apartment.Do any of these ideas sound worth it and possible with only being able to spend a maximum of 7k out of pocket?

Couple that with the fact new natural gas boilers and furnaces can be 95% efficient - where your old boiler is likely no more than 60-65% efficient (maybe less) which means cheaper to operate.If your existing hydronic system is sound (no holes or end-of-life pipes), then it may well be cheaper to simply replace the boiler with a modern, hot-water {not steam} boiler.  

How does my logic sound?

Hello Sabrina,Sounds like your management company doesn't take your relationship seriously. 

sounds like 2006

To be honest it doesn't sound like there is enough equity in this house to do to much with it. 

Check them out. absolutely I will , That sounds like what Im looking for. 

@Chris Camuglia@Anthony Charles That sounds interesting,I am also in the area and have begun to take interest in similar topics, though I don't have any direct experience as of yet.Feel free to message me if you are planning any meetups in the triangle, at least for the sake of networking.

It may sound like one step towards divorce but it may also remove stress over money by saying “you do your thing and I will do mine”.