DIYbanter - View Single Post - Buying / Building a home......help please!

Dick wrote:

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:22:35 -0500, wrote:

Dick wrote:

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:24:08 -0500, "Kathy"
wrote:

"HeatMan" wrote in message
.. .
We just put a contract on an existing house in the northern suburbs of
Atlanta. The cost per (livable) square foot works out to be about $53.00.

Sounds like a good bargain. I just had my house appraised for a re-fi and it
comes out to $176. per square foot of livable space. Does not include
garage. My home would actually sell for probably 30% more than the
appraisal.

It's pretty rare today to find a decent house for under $100/sq ft in
many areas of the country.

BUT ypu have to careful to separate the actual value of the house from
the house plus property.

LB

True, but on a typical 1/3 or 1/4 acre residential lot around here,
you can count on $100 to $120/sq ft of living space, including the
lot, garage, etc. North Central Arizona. Unless you want to get
fancy.

Sedona?

LB