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Originally Posted by barrelhorses
A couple of years ago, I was hearing $125/sq. ft. for local residential building, but that number included the land. I know that a lot of local contractors have experienced significant slow downs.
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With no unions, lots of Mexicans, 365 days a year good weather, ON SLAB you can build in the $100-$150 range depending on the quality of construction and bells and whistles. All tile floors, metal roof, granite counter tops, real wood cabinets, high end appliances and you will be in the $150 range. Also if you hire an architect to do the drawings and a la de da builder that thinks his poop doesn't stink you can go well over $200 a foot.
As a note: I find that builders that charge $200-$300 a foot for luxury construction often end up with me dragging them to court as much as if not more than the track home builders. Paying more doesn't assure you better.
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