Maybe they should stop the build out and and sure up the footing?

They're valuing your property based on a price per square foot that you or your 16 year-old nephew could do just by doing a free search on LoopNet.

You could always house hack to get your financial base off on the right foot.

The asking price for the home is 132k.OPTION 1 – Cash After Repair Value = $132,000 (estimate)Discount 80% of ARV = $ -26,400Repairs (Price per square foot) 1,190 x $5 = $ - 5,950Cash Price (seller pays closing cost) = $99,650OPTION 2 – Sandwich Lease Option – “Perfect Tenant Program” Term: Minimum 5 yearsOption Price (buyer pays closing cost): 125,500Option Consideration (non-refundable fee we pay you): + $500Monthly Rent: $950 (profit + $100 cash flow per month)Total profit (If completed full term): $132,000Note: We are the tenant-buyer, but we will sub-lease the house to another tenant-buyer.

Put the shoe on the other foot, you worked hard to own property that you care for and a renter is now subleasing without your permission. 

20 foot used container is around $1800 which is over $100 per square foot!

Everything is already so expensive I can't seem to see how to get our foot in the door here.

I could buy a fully occupied quad in my area that makes 2,000 month cashflow for under a 100k today . we have to take into account this is NEW construction.. not old construction that is selling for 25 to 30% of replacement value apples and oranges.some markets like texas you can still build pretty cheap  in the 60 to 70 bucks a foot range maybe for rental grade.we are hitting 100 to 110 in pdx and 120 to 130 a foot in for really nice in Charleston.so if this quad is about 4k sq ft with 4 kitchens  8 baths I can see just build cost being close to 400k for something new.. 

A small house just came on the market that sold 2 MONTHS ago for 120k less, they now put it back on the market after what looks like a coat of paint, no major repairs and are asking double the price per square foot (or more) over anything comparable.

Then I feel like I should just get my foot in the door and actually get my first deal in place.