Sales are generally when everybody else (realtor, attorney, appraiser, etc.) get paid and guess who foots that bill :)

The guardians/guardian of the child is who you should deal with.

new construction cost per square foot = a lot higher than purchase price + rehab per square footit may cost $100/sqft to build versus $60/sqft to buy + $15/sqft to rehab

But at what point do the people and politicians step in to put their foot down, and say “enough is enough.”

I have seen estimates for remodel work for Northern CA for anywhere from $100-$350 per square foot.

Being creative isn’t the sole domain of financing alone.And now, being "priced out" is not a concept we think about much because, once your foot is in the door (based on your “creative” efforts to get in) you start seeing MORE creative angles, and then it’s off to the races.

There are very few true "deals" and if you don't have your foot in the door with a current wholesaler good luck.

Look at how much it is bringing in per square foot and how much he is charging per square foot.

@Chris ClarkDid you review (IRC Sec.72(t)(2)(F)).The distribution may be taken to pay the qualified acquisition costs for a principal residence of a first-time homebuyer who is the IRA owner, the IRA owner’s spouse, or the IRA owner’s child, grandchild, or ancestor of the IRA owner or her spouse.The interpretation  is yes a duplex would also fall under this exception since it is your primary residence.The aggregate amount of IRA distributions taken by an IRA owner that may be treated as qualified first-time homebuyer distributions cannot exceed a lifetime limit of $10,000.first-time homebuyer.

I've selected GP Vision Pro D5 siding at retail list price is $6.28 a piece at Lowe's, or $0.63 a square foot.