There are currently 9,000 properties listed in Lee and Collier counties and 2,000 or 22% took prices drops in the last 7 day alone.Adam -- I'm in the process of building on the Cape and for the newly permitted builds, I've noticed pricing is coming down on key building materials - roof trusses, windows/doors, shell pricing, etc.  

Owner doesn't have to explain why they are deciding to supply the materials.

Full metal stairs are always an option but that would completely blow the budget which already has a razor thin margin. 

Well besides the hard costs (construction, materials) and soft costs (permitting, architecture, fees, engineering) people often forget holding costs. 

Things that penciled years ago likely wont pencil now with increased rates on holding / labor / material costs.

I try to convey that in my direct marketing materials. 

Buying property for “materials” - back in the late 1970s I was a banker in Geneva, Switzerland.

I took care of our contractors, material acquisition, etc.I have been here every day since development started.

Does the construction material (frame, vinyl siding, etc.) matter?

But you also have to track your material participation time in your property(s) if you're trying to qualify to use your real estate tax loss to offset your other income.