When we go back and do the rest, the cost per sq foot will come down as a living/dining room and two bedroom will not be that expensive.We are completing a deep retrofit of a student house this summer - the current project phase includes re-wiring of the entire house, new HVAC system, and turning an unfinished basement into 2-bdrms, common rm, bathroom, and laundry area {included in this is levelling the existing slab, moving a wall on the main floor, removing a chimney, new egress windows and window wells, and installing a new staircase}.

Built in 1950, the 1,830 square-foot house has four bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, a recently-updated kitchen, a garage and an unfinished basement.

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I didn't feel comfortable using the per square foot method of determining the value.Also the rehab was looking much more extensive than expected.

It's really liberating once one foot falls in front of the other and progress starts happening!

@Jon Klaus - we are building higher end homes for between $85-$95/sq. foot and we generally build 2800-3800 sq. foot floor plans on our infill lots.

I've only used a sharkbite fitting twice and I've used PEX many many times.Also, for anyone doing PEX, you can buy the pipe in the roll in 100 foot lengths.

My rehab plan is to buy at around $48-50 per sq foot in a newer part of town - 1990's construction, then depending on the quality of the house, ready to move in comps are asking $73-83/ft.

Our job as owners is to put our foot down and say "no more" and then be ready to end the relationship if they choose to do their own thing.

One time the road would of been in 20 foot of fill.