Building a house on own lot, cost?

I have a lot, less than 1/2 acre that i want to build a home, approx. 2000sf with a basement. I am in the Washington, DC market. I have looked into modular homes, and stick built. Architects and contractors during the real estate peak only wanted to do bigger or more custom houses. I want a basic or traditional/modern style home to sale for investment purposes. Most neighboring houses are 4-sides brick (built in 40s), I only want brick front. Basic amenities in the kitchen and bath, corian instead of marble, etc. How much should it cost per sq. foot? Or, a general range?

I have built two houses and before you build your own house get to the yellow pages and find some of those builders that let you do some of the work yourself. Interview them as a prospective customer and they will tell you all about land surveys, permits, etc. along with giving you general cost information. In Ohio here you can build a really nice home for about $80 a foot plus lot. At 2k foot probably closer to $100 foot gets you Granite, hardwood, 6 panel doors, etc.

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