Good heavy vinyl siding held in place by j channel shouldnt need to be nailed within foot of window, etc.there are ALOT of layers of flashing and considerable cost if you do it Alberts roofing way,,but darn near goof proof.

Costs about $2/square foot.

Go to a hardware store and buy and eight foot pipe for I think it cost me about 4-5 bucks, then go buy a wood handled hammer carve it up so it fits in the bottom of your pipe.

As an investment property, I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole.

A 1500 square foot home with 2 baths is going to have a higher cost per square foot than one with 1 bath.

After a day or two, you should get a good feel for how much finishing materials cost.Then, for the labor side, start calling licensed contractors (electricians, plumbers, etc), handymen and specialty contractors (cabinet suppliers/installers, window companies, hardwood installers, etc) and ask them to ballpark various items.For example, ask some painters how much they charge per square foot or per room, ask a couple sheetrock guys how much they charge per square foot to hang/finish sheetrock, ask the handymen how much they charge to install a light, install a fan, install a faucet, etc.

Location has a lot to do with that.If road frontage footage is say 20 bucks a foot, after you go back from the road for the land amount required, you would usually drop that by 50%, if it goes back even further, you might drop that another 10 or 20%, as with a deep narrow lot.

however, i did discuss small banks with scott briefly, and he tried to help out, so i'm sure he may be some input as well...now i can take my foot out of my mouth!

I already have a foot in (Well maybe just a toe) but own land in Lehigh Acres which I bought about a year ago and I plan to forget about for at least 15 years...

I would not send my wife to those areas day or night (and she would wouldn't step foot in those areas).