The same goes for coastal markets. 

What we found was only one other person contracted under $200 per square foot for clients and they also built within the city of columbus. the numbers have a much higher premium the closer you get to downtown. if you can't get the numbers to work my recommendation would be to get closer to downtown. we do build to rent development and single family home development and every line item is broken out. on the triples we have to build exterior staircases etc there are some things you can't really understand unless you build a lot. hope that helps but no one is going to build you for 110 a square foot. the lowest cost homes in our market at cost without a profit barely dip into 140 a square and we are in one of the cheapest construction markets and states in the country. 

The Birmingham market has been showing steady growth, with increasing demand for both single-family homes and multi-family properties.

Additionally, their marketing was very compelling.

Have you decided what market will you be focusing on, and do you have a particular strategy in mind? 

It was on the market for a long time because it didn't qualify for conventional financing will it being unlivable. 

I would never advise my customer to take a 5 YPPP considering we are have been moving into a downward trending rate market since 2024. 3 Year Prepay Max but if you plan on doing renovations or taking cash out on the ARV then a 1-2 YPPP would be Max.I would also advise buying the rate down before you decide to take a 5 YPPP using seller credit, equity or closing funds.

The market has gotten a lot more competitive in recent years.

Be aware that some meetups are really just marketing tools for those hosting them.

They could be your insight into off market deals.