Ultimately, you'll have to consider your risk tolerance, financial capacity to continue funding the project, and emotional investment in resolving the situation.

Quote from @Edward Heavrin: Remember, no matter how much investors promote leverage, interest is still a huge expense.

If I was a betting man I would say the answer to that question is NO and they are likely promoting the 2-3% success stories as the norm and therein lies the problem. 

It promotes conservation.  

Ultimately a much easier and cheaper solution, at least for now.

My ultimate goal is developing and commercial. 

I'm furious at this point, not only for the financial loss but also for hours upon hours of wasted time and running in circles.So here is the entire point of my post and ultimately my question; In clear language on our executed contract, I have included "X LLC reserves the right to file an affidavit of memorandum on the property."

(what's the ultimate goal with RE and investing for you and your family)3.

They promote a low capital entry investment and 100% financing where you can buy a building in a larger community.

I went through a refi last year with a traditional mortgage bank. had the same scenario, first appraisal came back super low, we argued the valuation and ultimately got nowhere. we decided to start over with a different lender, and got a 2nd appraisal exactly 16 days after the first one was dated, and the valuation was almost $80k more. sometimes starting over is all you can do.