Basically if you could take the rectangle you have and turn it sideways you would have a less deep lot but more road frontage and sight line exposure.

The same two acres, could probably get about 30% more if it was a rectangle versus a square, due to less turnarounds.Site selection:a. 

The same two acres, could probably get about 30% more if it was a rectangle versus a square, due to less turnarounds.Attachment:This is a relaxed layout, I did not try to cram the spaces in.Rows and Road ConfigurationARoadBCRoadDERoadFThis layout is on a 2 acre square.Roads are all the same width.All rows are set at 45 degree anglesUnitDescriptionRow: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 notes:If I didn't do back to back would have about 30% less spots ( you have to add more driveways for the same number of units) and payback would be around 18 years versus 12.

Aloha,Impossible to say without knowing how the existing is constructed; how big; is it simple square/rectangle or irregular...

We were pretty much confined to a ranch style rectangle.

(One end looks like a trapezoid and the other a rectangle.) 

We have a SFH on a cul-de-sac, so the lots at the end aren't straight rectangles.

All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.Second, when I said "why are you considering this", I was asking why would you consider investing in a deal that you already new was losing money? 

@Lisa Miller So you're talking about when squares or rectangles that designate a plot, don't match up against each other on a plat map.

For instance, if it's a 25' x 50' rectangle, basement + one floor above, garage in half the basement (and you know garages don't "count" in that jurisdiction), then it can't be more than about (25 x 50) + (25 x 25) = 1,875 square feet.