There was some damage to the subfloor and a few areas where it was a little soft.

This may be skewed because of the volume that my company does...however, our pricing is below $60 psf for hard and soft costs (land not included).

The better off you are, the easier it is to brush off expenses.

And PS do not contact Brie as I don't want her tainted with this brush. she is a great lady is not broke is not homeless and is wildly successful because she started as RE agent and worked her way up.. this whole broke and homeless crap is so freaking old and annoying but I guess I made my point.

For a quick back of the napkin financials, the main things to consider are your acquisition cost, hard costs - material and labor, soft costs - design and permit fees etc, and commissions, holding costs, and financing.hard costs can be hard to estimate and varies widely across the nation.

Correct - the total amount actually spent on the build (land, hard costs, soft costs, etc) will be your cost basis. 

We then use Google Spreadsheets to track the numbers and then attach the spreadsheets to the Podio project page via soft link.

There will probably be some softness, but a localized impact; not Great Recession II.

He needs about $100k to cover the construction and soft costs. 

All soft coverings, such as carpet and drapes will need to be replaced.