There are tons of responses for what to do when the appraisal comes back with a LOWER square footage figure vs. the advertised MLS listing, but what about the opposite case?

Using a per square foot estimation for rehabs can get you into trouble as they are terribly inaccurate and those that teach or preach this method are way off (with the exception of the rehabber who does 5 a month every month, all the homes are very similar and of similar size so one could have an "average" over 60 qty in a year).

Square footage in relation to beds and bath for that neighborhood might be a potential tip-off to this.    

@Bryce Liggins - If you want to get an offer in by September 15th you'll need to get your financing squared away pretty quickly. 

I appreciate your posting this, because we are also in Alabama and are preparing to finish out about 700 square feet in our basement.

Does anyone know of a lender in Washington who will do a home equity line of credit (HELOC) on an investment property ?

Eg: For a SFR, expenses such as mortgage interest and property taxes are split based upon square footage of the leased space.Keep your documents in the cloud and make sure your CPA has a secure portal for document sharing purposes.

Look for comps in the same area with same square footage that have sold in the last 3-6 months.

For example if I wanted to find a house for purchase that fit into the category of X amount of square feet and Y number of bedrooms and Z number of bathrooms based on the homes that had the highest number of sales and\or shortest sales cycle over the last couple years, where might be a good source for info like this?

Question on estimating square footage for new construction.