The house has always had a big patio and that space is included in livable square footage.

When the same square footage is valued 10x less and has the same cost for roof and sewer lines to repair, there are usually good reasons why it is 10x less.

Hello Baltimore City BPers,I am an active flipper in Baltimore city and I have come across several properties (townhouses especially) with no recorded square footage in public records but their sizes are recorded as 'RENTAL DW' (Rental Dwelling) instead.For investors familiar with this term, what are the implications of a RENTAL DW townhouse for a flipper? 

I do not pay more for more units or square footage but pay less if its reduced durning the approval process.

I put it on the market for 345,000, the seller's agent came back and said it appraised for 340,000 based on square footage was off.

You can likely do a budget rehab including foundation work on a house of that square footage for $40K in South Texas.

We went and sat with a modular builder, choose on of their stock plans of around the same square footage, and it was MUCH more cost effective for us.

Just for the sake of fun conversation, is the square footage the same?  

- perhaps add square footage for a rental piece.  3) Rent the condo anyway, and count on the equity?

I use a commercial landlord policy for all my homes, and my agent provided me the formula they use based on the square footage for insuring my homes.