Then there are the unforeseeable issues that can pop up, a granite ledge while digging the footings for example (They don't call it "The Granite State" for nothing!)

Modulars are in the low $30's a sq foot.

I'm looking to get my foot in the door investing in local real estate.

I imagine on a per-square-foot basis, it would cost more than new construction generally costs.

Buy two boxes of cookies, on each one write a message such as "sorry we got off on the wrong foot the other day, please accept my apologies - signed, your neighbor", and secretly leave a box on each tenant's doorstep.

Is a 4 unit, 3000 square foot quad build-able for $100,000?

Getting your license and working as an agent will be a great way to get your foot in the door and learn about the industry.

Maybe it creates a floor in the market that helps boosts real estate values back to solid footing and we all live happily ever after.....or, if something triggers the herd to run for the exits......well, we know what that would look like.I think that until the volatility subsides, we won't know exactly what the next year will look like.

This is kind of my way of getting my foot in the real estate door.

It seems like you have great footing in the industry with your past experience.