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Boca is going to be tough to find something nice that's not a condo for that money......anywhere near the coast it going to be pricey.....
You may look farther north to say the jensen beach/pt.st. Lucie, they've been hit incredibly hard by the housing bubble burst so there are some killer deals there.
The advice to find something not in forclosure is sound, I would suggest finding a property management company to look through, a condo/townhouse may be your best bet, the find an off site place to toy with your cars......also cutting grass in the heat sucks, so try to rent something where you're not responsible for lawncare......
If you're planning on buying a house I would still start off renting to get acclimated to the different areas....

I'll take the 3 months of very hot summer over the 5 months of cold crappy northern weather forever......lived in that **** for 35 years......

Haven't heard from my guy yet, I'll pm when I do.....a call is in.....