I will give you some of my highlights.People in Texas complain about their property taxes at 3% ours are about 4.5%.New York in general and Monroe county specifically are very tenant friendly.Depending  on the town, the code inspectors/police can be quite anal.Since Covid and the 2020 protests we’ve seen an increase in crime in the city and therefore weakening demand in the city proper and increasing demand for the suburbs.Industry is well diversified—University of Rochester (medicine) L3Harris (defense) xerox (IT) and paychex (software/hr)) and relatively recession proof.Population growth is low and therefore appreciation (except the past 4 years) has been moderate as well.There aren’t many builders in the area so supply is relatively fixed.Home (and rent) prices are both affordable with homes typically being less than 1/3 median household income and rent being similarly affordable.For single family homes at 8% rent will cover piti with about 100$ to spare in the A areas.

The heartbeat of construction in Greenville, they are more than builders; they are creators of spaces that stand as a testament to their commitment to excellence and the community they serve.

If you go with the new I’d really look into the reputation of the builder and see if you can get some references and then contact them and ask questions about anything and everything you can think of.

I suspect $100k will be at least $20k short if your permits and fees are accurate and not doing owner builder.   

I am a builder, we design and build homes and addition for our clients.

If you're paying a builder fee, there's no reason to give away upside too, unless you're getting a massive break on the builder fee. 

Build prices today depend on who your builder is and where your building is including real estate prices etc.

There are a couple of builders selling new construction for under $300k. with 20% down and closing costs you could have a brand new HOME.Best of luck

there are HML like Builders Capital Lima one Kiavi etc.

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