Real Estate Investor · Trenton, NJ · Member since 2015 · 14 posts · 2 votes
I'm working to determine the cost of building a modular home.
I recieved a interesting deal from a whole sellers. Asking price is 225k, 12k to demo the currently building, although it can be renovated. Arv for 3,000 square foot home 500k. I reached out to a modular home builder for an estimate. However they have yet to respond. Can someone please help me with the cost of the new construction?
Cincinnati, OH · Member since 2020 · 4k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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@Lamar Allen, take this for what it is: I have priced out new construction with a builder on a couple lots. A friend that used to be a builder once told me: asking what it costs to build a house is like asking what it costs to buy a car? I sold my college car on craigslist for $500. I could walk into the Bentley dealership and spend $300k.
For a very rough estimate, I was getting about $150/psf to build new, not including the land. I am not a GC with new construction experience, so typically the new construction is handled by builders, since they are making their GC fee and any profit. You, looking to hire a builder, will be paying their GC fee, which can be 20-25% of the total cost.
There are a million variables though. How much of 3,000 sq ft is above grade versus below grade? Below grade sq ft are less expensive than above grade. Front doors can be $200 for the bargain basement sale rack or $5,000 for a high end 8ft tall double door. Windows can range $250 installed for basic double hung and up. Tile can be $1psf to $50psf... and on and on.
Generally, it is always going to be cheaper to rehab than build new. But in my market, generally, a rehabbed ARV will be 15-20% less than new construction. So the additional cost of new might end up being worth it.