Prefer to buy at a discount, repair, refinance and repeat.Goal: provide a solution to a housing sparse market, while establishing a long term retirement plan for ourselves.Not looking for a “quick-rich” solution.I do like long walks on the beach, good bourbon/whiskey and sushi.I am self proclaimed professional fish-feeder, because I love to fish but fail at catching.

It's in a secluded neighborhood beach community in South jersey.

But only question is, for beach properties, the insurance can be high.

As I look into buying my first piece of property this year, I'm hoping to get a duplex in the Palm Beach or Broward County area but am struggling to find any duplexes on Zillow.How much can I expect to pay for a duplex in South Florida?

Alpha east and west and numerical north and south. 2 hours to the mountains and snow this time of year and 2 hours south and your in Mexico at the beach

Purchase price: $99,900 Cash invested: $25,000 Beautiful 3 bed 2 bath townhome located near 4 military bases in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

The numbers made great sense to continue with this rental purchase.I recently discovered an interesting duplex rental in West Palm Beach, FL, not all too far from where I live.

We have had an STR duplex since 1999 in Mission Beach. 

Beach?

. - Install two new high efficiency condensing boilers, and update windows and insulation for better heat loss performance.PROS - a) minimally invasive; b) can provide 15-30% reduction in heating costs (we are told).CONS - a)total gas expense is still paid by the landlord; b) individual units won't have individual control (except for a thermostat controlled shutoff valve for heat/water in each unit); c) AC would be available on with in wall/window units. 2) Try to individually meter each units' gas and provide each with a traditional forced air heating/cooling system.PROS: a)gas expense could be completely removed for landlord (huge)- even tankless hot water could be installed in each unit; b) each unit would have their own climate control.CONS: a) constructions costs of running new gas lines and soffiting sheet metal duct work. b) highly invasive with collateral construction costs; c) future costs of maintenance on multiple systems vs a single building-wide system. 3) An electric based heating system- This is tricky in my mind because of the high cost of electric heat.