Will 3D Printed homes become more cost effective than rehab?

[Tiffany Drahonovsky]

Hello BP Fam!

I have often considered, if a property is so rough that it's a total gut, have we gotten to the point of full tear down and home replacement vs rehabbing being more cost effective and yielding higher returns?

I have a 900 sqft SFR. When considering replacement cost insurance and also when looking at some "equity challenged" lol, properties in my day job, I've wondered if anyone in the community has done the math on this.

---Are there areas of the country where a tear down and tiny home, printed home or container home make sense to consider instead of a full guy rehab? 

---Does anyone have experience in these new technologies, or know what price points are in 2020?

---Does it make sense in smaller properties- ie I have a 2 story property where the 2nd level had a fire. Rehabbing makes sense, it's big and has a much better ARV opportunity to only rebuild the 2nd floor even at a full gut.

---Are we seeing trends in these new ideas/materials anywhere or finding the market is not responding either?

Thanks in advance for your input!

Tiffany