The back yard with fire pit looks nice, but then you include a picture with kid's toys and a fire pit that's knocked over.

At the end of the day, both of these respective vendors/individuals are paid when the deal closes. 

Just curious if you ever ended up building? 

I also wanted to benefit from tax saving before the years end with a new property purchase.

There are tons of investors on her with the same end goals. 

I seriously looked into purchasing a few years back in Valencia but decided ultimately the US had more potential.

After 14 full years, you will receive your return of $380,000 back + your ROI of $41,315!

Why not use the higher end of the estimate and once you are serious about putting in an offer contact your broker then?

It worked out fine, though each time I got a little less than advertised interest rate (about 9% vs 10%) and I had to send a reminder email to to get my money back, but I did get it back.I ask about others' experience, because I'm still not 100% sure it's not a ponzi. 

If it discharges 5 foot from the building and there is a low spot running back to the building, then it is going down hill back to the building.