Most apartment complexes are close to full occupancy.Downtown rental inventory expected to grow by more than 10 percent in each of the next two years.Downtown rent prices last year grew by 8.2 percent to a record $1.34 per square foot.

@Patti Robertson  try some life estates we just took possesion on one of those we did 9 years ago.paid 80k  lady was losing it to taxs all she wanted was to stay their until she died.subdividing it into 3 lots going to build 2000k sq ft homes  at 120 a foot and sell for 350 a foot.now I don't know what I could have done with the 80 .. but i will take a over million dollar profit on a 80k investment anytime... for all I know i could have lost the 80k on some dumb investment  LOL

@Troy Wells - Loudoun County is excellent place to buy home, and price per sq foot is much lower than buying close Washington D.C.

Short, sweet and to the point, but also may lead to a more robust conversation.

The Fire suppression should be $3-$4 per square foot of sprinkled space

It turns out that the second one cost me in the end, less per square foot in the same neighborhood.

We are buying a lot from the city to build a first floor commercial (general use) and 3 floors of residential above it on an 8000 square foot lot.  

@Diane G.depends on the area and your plan for the property.i look for rentals, so in my area:i make sure the house is not in the 100 yr flood planei assume $15-20 per sq foot in repairs and make sure it is still worth it for rental ratesill do typical due diligence (crime stats, zoning, other random stuff)

If it's not a footing/foundation issue, It could be 1 or 2  floor joists that have been compromised/have rot especially in the kitchen if water has been leaking through the floor and they may need to be replaced. 

I went to Home depot and layed 50 cent a foot laminate directly over the carpet to seal the smell.