.- I underwrote these projects only using annualized revenue (rent increase with some extra vacancy loss in year 1 x total units x 12 months) / total project cost- For projects I know were successful, I'm seeing a larger increase in NOI than expected so shifting to a yield on cost metric that's market adjusted NOI growth / total project cost.- I'm seeing a lot of volatility on these and can't land on what metric to use.

Our insurance completed our claim and is actively defending us to recover the claim amount from the other driver's insurance.

@Joshua Dorkin is there any way to recover this information? 

For example, just using Seattle as an example - well, if you can't evict anyone until they've killed your cash flow and destroyed your property, then you will either end up with less rental properties overall as landlords sell, or higher rents overall to absorb the losses elsewhere.

The other considerations noted by other posters are valid, but when you weigh them against the high risk of extended vacancy, ending at the beginning of winter is to be avoided at all costs.  2 months of added vacancy is a 16.6% loss to annual income. 

I started making money and, if I remember correctly, I never had real estate related loss for well over a decade. 

With my home now valued at $1.35 million, this could translate to $1 million.With the $1 million, I:Cancel the construction loan ($600,000)Get back initial land investment ($200,000)Reimburse the interest paid on the loan ($60,000)Plus,  I'll have an extra $140,000 .In essence, I not only recover my entire investment but I also put some money in my pocket.But the story doesn't end there.

I need to recover these losses. 

Development is a speculative investment, and limited partners typically will want a much higher upside potential, so you might be better off starting a fund where you agree to share the profits with the investors even after they recover their initial investment. 

Cut the losses.