A medium income market house with cedar fencing; minus the land and landscaping cost, I can build for between $52-60/sf.$50/-55sf = formica in rental units built close to the $52-55/sf$55-60 = Granit Counters or 2cm Granite plus custom marble counters in bathrooms unless Buyer selects full granite option if the have time to do so prior to fabrication.25 year 3 tab roof shingles/ 5:12 pitch/ brick fronts & mailbox with rear and side elevations hardi-siding/  9' plate line/ vaulted to 11' in great room areas and kitchen (open concept plans)/ Stained Concrete Floors/ Pre-Fab Cabinets/ Chrome Fixtures/ Wall have batt insulation/ Attic blow in insulation/ std vinyl windows/ Fiberglass shower tub units and also a garden tub with wall tile/ all Chrome appliances but no refer/  std 3.25 base/ std doors - nothing upgraded/ no fireplaces/ 10x15' rear patios/ 2 car garage/ traditional style homes....Land cost here was cheaper when I first got into this market.  

Kitchen, bathroom, flooring, paint, interior doors, windows, base and case, exterior doors and glass sliders, exterior siding or stucco, landscape, electrical (rough and finish), plumbing (rough and finish), roof,  HVAC, and misc.

These jobs will also be much higher paying.One can already start seeing the demographic change in the rust belts and manufacturing hubs compared to the technology driven areas.

Great idea hiring youth from church to do painting or landscape work, etc.

There are crews that do the hands on infrastructure, foundation, driveway, garage and landscaping but that's minimal by comparison to having carpenters, plumbers, electricians, painters and on and on for months.The beauty of MOD and HUD is the quickness of the delivery, set, installation, close up and detail work which all takes place in a few days if the crew is experienced and efficient which most are nowadays.

However, I would recommend you definitely coordinate with someone deeply and intimately knowledgable in our city's different areas, suburbs, and demographics.

@Brian WyMarket analysis usually consists of a thorough understanding of the job market (growth, key players, supporting industries), as well as demographics and population size.

The demographic breakdown is that 60% of the population are renters there.

Anything close to downtown is either on fire or will soon be.The one above might be really good a few years from now as Bates-Hendrix money (a neighborhood that went up a lot two years ago) is pushing in that direction as we are seeing a huge demographic shift towards downtown.

That's vague I know but in Danbury (and others close by) the taxes work, rents are saying high, and we're seeing prices being pushed lower by the fact that there is a large demographic needing to move on to the next stage in their lives, their homes haven't been updated since the 80s and of course more inventory than buyers.