We paid under $65/sq-ft for the Compound. Granted, it was a foreclosure and needed (still needs) a lot of work. At 4500sq-ft, if we got close to $90/sq-ft, we'd be doing very well.God that per sq ft price is low compared to here.
One thing is for sure.... while I'd like to go forward building the new place like money isn't an object, I want to make sure our next residence is more financially viable for the long term. This current place isn't anywhere close to where I'm comfortable being involved for the long term. Too expensive to heat/cool. Too expensive to service the debt. Too expensive to fix up.