Just follow lumber prices..  

HOwever it does boil down to industry and jobs.. you got them you have a nice vibrant community the Mill be it steel lumber textiles closes down and now you have out flow and dead and dying real estate.I mean there is a reason that many of the landlords on this site can buy rentals for under 30k in many many parts of the central US and rust belt.. comes down to supply and demand there is more supply than demand..  

The owner was done with all the costs of ownership and just wanted to unload it before spending anymore.

Try to find them.Best bet: if you have serious questions, go toA true lumber yard or plumbing supply store.

Construction costs are becoming crazy (especially lumber), which has been a growing concern of ours when it comes to calculating the cost of constructing the mixed-use.

You can fit 8ft lumber inside a Honda Fit and be able to close the hatch if you lay the front passenger seat down and push the lumber onto the dash.

Especially since so many people have said good things, it might be worth a try before unloading all of them.

The cost of the wood fence is a little higher than we expected, but the maintenance is a bigger headache. on a separate note, I thought lumber price has come down drastically, when would that reflect the price at Home Depot?

The cost of lumber is really high right now, which is likely reflective in the quotes you got.

The guys unloading it will stand right in the dust and crap and care less.