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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not do what most married couples do and get a condo in this area and then get a house down there and spend half the time in each place? You could even each live in one and see each other sparingly?[/quote]

That was an option pre-pandemic. But these days? Prices in decent locations in Florida are just as much as this area. And 7% mortgages makes buying two properties pretty much unaffordable. It's not clear that they would even clear underwriting on two properties, given that OP's husband is semi-retired and likely playing some tax games. [/quote]

I can't believe the blithe posts airily recommending this couple have two properties. Privileged talk. [/quote]

They have a house. They can buy a studio or 1 bedroom condo in this area and also a house in Florida. Maybe just not in DC and Boca. Florida is huge. Get a condo out in the far-out suburbs.[/quote]

Keep up. OP already came back to say that two properties is not an option.

Besides -- she is the earner here. He's "semi-retired" and she says she thinks he wants her to keep earning to fund what he wants to do. Why should she propose they own two properties if she doesn't want to spend her income on that? One of the two properties would be something she has zero desire to visit, in a location she dislikes. It's not a compromise, it's a buyoff to get DH out of her hair, if she agrees to buying him a FL condo or whatever. Money better spent on a good divorce attorney. [/quote]

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