The appraisers I've seen at work always measure the exterior of the finished building, i.e. the outside of the stucco or brick...Maybe someone else measured the interior rooms as @Chris Seveney said, and now you have 2 numbers floating around.It actually could be in your favor if you can get the seller to use the same square footage number and apply it to the smaller SF.... :-)

The owner is a master plumber and his company is licensed in all mechanicals and he has dozens of subs that do the high quality finish. 

@Ferrode Josephyes, it's in part it's because interest rates are so high. 

@Ashley UndercufflerI highly recommend Andrew Hoek with Dewitt Law.

But, also as mentioned above, maybe the price is too high and doesn't make sense for investor buyers.

Yes NH can be competitive, especially in highly desirable towns like the ones you’ve listed.

Once you finish the flip, you can brrr it or sell it. 

I found a triplex with 2 long term tenants (5+ years) who I've met and kept their units in great condition, though they are in the units that are not renovated and in turn not paying as high of rent.

I have started analyze the deal and am still working on the details. monthly costs are roughly $1300Potential income is between 8k-9k dependingcurrently only 1 lot active at 950/mnth9 others with mobile homes in need of repair - cost of rehab of all units could be up to 100klot rent would go from 300-400 per without homes in this area seems like a pretty high upside and not very low downside to the deal.

I recommend CA residents look at Reno, Nevada because of the proximity, landlord friendly, low property taxes, and influx of high wage jobs and strong appreciation.