If they were into year 2 of a 3 year funding, most of the CAPEX should have been spent already.3. 

My Wife and I spent 50k up front doing a very big presentation in San Jose CA and got about 200 investors to come..

My wife is from Mexico City, and I have spent about 3 years living down there (home is Las Vegas / Henderson).

I'm a member and it's money well spent.

If the purchase price is 70% of the home's final sale price, what portion of the additional 30% is the $ spent on the flip and what portion is the average net gain?

We've had an energy audit (https://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/energy-audit/) done at one of our duplexes and spent about $5500 on insulation which made a huge difference in the heat loss for the whole building. 

I have had a LinkedIn account for many years, yet I haven't spent a lot of time on it because I don't quite understand the best way to leverage it. 

Good luck in the future. 55 years is enough for me lolAnd agreed, learn from mistakes made, don't repeat and move on.Personally, I never chase lost money and just take it on the chin and take the high road.Time and energy is better spent on growing bigger, better, smarter.Than on never ending, emotionally dragging lawsuits.Just my opinion 

The billions being spent has some instrinsic value?

Notice the value has stalled as that cash has all been spent.