Well, the contractor's price was ridiculous, retail or more. 380-400 a sq for a roof, 4k to paint the interior of a 1200 swqft house., 2k labor to install a furnace, just nuts, so we pulled the plug.

Any deals, or are they mostly close to retail pricing? 

After scouring the market, I was able to get large builder financing and discount incentives that allowed me to buy the property at below retail price and get good financing terms.

Soon purchasing my first commercial property, I am looking at multi-tenant NNN industrial or retail.

What is the retail value of the house you would sell?  

You could be buying a small manufacturer, or a retail store.  

They are both in demand, and appear to be growing, like multifamily.I would stay away from office and nota big fan of retail strip centers. 

A home isn't something we buy at a flea market or a discount retailer.

The S Corp treats each property as inventory (think retail) and it works out to save me on short term gains. 

Realtors are Retail sellers.