The regional center's administrative fee, the USCIS petition fees from the current fee schedule, source-of-funds and legal preparation, translations, and later the immigrant-visa or adjustment fees and the I-829 fee. None of these count toward the investment amount.
The investment is the floor, not the total
The qualifying capital must reach the new commercial enterprise in full; it cannot be reduced by charges. On top of it, regional center projects typically charge an administrative fee that goes to the sponsor rather than the project, and the investor should know exactly which. USCIS fees for the investor petition, the regional center program fee and later the removal-of-conditions petition are published in the G-1055 fee schedule and have changed under the reform law, so read the current figures rather than a brochure from an earlier year.
Consular immigrant-visa fees or adjustment-of-status fees apply to each family member. Professional fees for assembling the share-sale and holding-company evidence are usually the largest variable cost, and translation of French records is billed by the page. Keep the earn-out out of every budget line; it may fund the family's living costs later, but it funds no immigration requirement.