Though the buildings are attached, the guest rooms all have individual exterior entrances with no interior connection to the residence. 

Your roof and exterior material?

We refinished Floors, New paint on all walls and ceilings, new light fixtures, rebuilt entire back deck, painted entire exterior, trimmed large oak trees where branches were hanging over the roof.

Over the years some exterior maintenance needed, soffit/facia repair/paint, rubber roof on porches, new boiler, new breaker, new washer/dryer/microwave, tree removed, porch rail replaced....

Is the closet on an exterior wall where it's cooler than the rest of the house?

Hey AudreyHere's a list of things you should look for in your investment properties...Start by assessing the property’s curb appeal and exterior condition, checking the roof for damage and foundation for cracks or moisture.

YOU can tell if the exterior needs work.

Aiming for full gut interior, electrical, maybe plumbing, drywall, windows, flooring, HVAC, and probably exterior paint and landscape.

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. 

When hiring I would walk them to their car just to see the condition of the interior and exterior.