If you've already got a good gravel base without the need for any real earth work and just need to pay for slab, building and basic electrical you could come in as low as $20 per square foot but as you mention is will depend on your building size and unit mix. 

How on earth would we possibly have any idea what your chances for a refund are not knowing what your agreement says or which shyster organization you signed up with?

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth I did a deal with 5 friends/partners on a commercial property, and within 3 months they had all bailed on me, I had to scramble to buy them out but It turned into a real good money deal.So I threw a party at a restaurant for my "friends" and on the wall was a poster of the check I got when I finally closed escrow.

In both jobs you get to meet the scum of the earth and almost everyone is out to screw you.

He was very down to earth like most of the good ol' boys that play in Texas development deals.

I hold that very TIPS fund, that plus metals funds (PSLV, CEF: they hold actual metals, stay away from GLD,SLV), Plus DBA (global food shortage play), plus REMX (rare earth play) are the make ups of a very defensive, diversified portfolio that holds some risk but IMHO less than equity funds which we've all witnessed in the past 2yrs.

But, there is a whole discipline of mathematics that deals with determining whether those things that seem to make sense really do, as our common sense often fails us (without complex math, common sense would still tell us that the sun revolves around the earth!).

Such are the limitations of Google Earth....This could be a vacant lot but it makes me wonder how a homeless person is doing land speculation....Wonder if the son got her into stuff and blew her money/credit.....

Why on earth would anyone who is overleveraged even attempt to stay current on their mortgage with a plan like this.

And the stupid shall inherit the earth . . . .