I spoke to a few lenders(private and banks) to check my option for funding new construction.

The legal premise at work here is, if that wall is existing the house isn’t new, therefore it can’t be given the same property tax bill as new construction.

Allan, Not sure if you're still looking for a duplex but I thought I'd share this with you...Here's a duplex in Midvale that is going to be under construction soon.

Construction costs have risen quite a bit but in many cities developers can still make money by building new. 

I am currently building a realestate invesment team in Boston MA looking for an investor with high capital because I have a financial institution that is offering Us 5X the cash that we can come raise as a line.of credit for fix and flip buy and hold and Land and new construction.

You should be able to get hard money at 10-12% interest, 2-4 points, 75% of purchase price and 75% of your construction costs not to exceed 65% of the ARV.

What's the cost of new construction per square foot?

My girlfriend and I are looking to potentialy fix and flip a single family residence, I feel those investments suit me best with my background in construction.

Would you be making four units out of the two unit somehow, or doing new construction?

-option 1 has lower entry costs since the beachfront properties can get very expensive (anywhere from $2/sf up to $20-$40/sf)-construction costs in US are considerably higher…$120-$140/sf vs. $75-$80/sf overseas (high quality)-loan service costs are cheaper in US vs overseas…-reselling in US is much easier vs overseas-maintenance people, managers and operation costs are way lower for option 2I know that these are very broad different scenarios with a lot of variables…however I am trying to see if I can get some feedback.