In my opinion, higher interest rates are suppressing housing prices, which are keeping demand on the sidelines, especially for the newest, largest generation who are now looking to form a household and move out of mom and dads (or their 8 dude group frat house, said my 26 year old self).

It boils down to what your appetite is as well as what your goals are. 

Find one with an underlayer attached, and if noise is an issue put a sound suppression pad underneath.

close enough commute but prices are still suppressed.

Imagine comparing a tiny gecko to a giant Komodo dragon – both reptiles, but with vastly different appetites!

As stated in a previous post there already is a shortage of primary care Drs. and when Obamacare gets fully implemented with the suppression of Drs. ability to make decisions about patient care because of government panel oversight the independent minded people who go into medicine will not do so because they don't want to spend their youth in school and residency, come out with $200,000+ in debt and then be told how to do their job by the gov't.

Your costs will be highly variable given the condition of the "shell" as well as how much electrical, security, fire suppression work is required by local codes. 

I am trying to get some a gauge of the market. I am a investor/contractor looking at a simple 3/1.5 floor plan 1000 sq ft. We can do a new build and sell these for around the 90k price point. They would be located in ...

It also allows each unit to have complete control over the heating and cooling, vs a shared zoned HVAC which is similar to a condo.Fire should not be able to propagate through the HVAC, so if it's a shared HVAC, it'll need some sort of fire suppression system.

.) -- it helps to speak with an investor to figure out what best suits your appetite.