I'll work with an attorney to assist with drafting that.Q2: Yes, I'll talk to my CPA but we'll most likely hold the property for at least 1 year under the LLC given our timeline to design, permit, build and sell the property, meaning I should avoid short-term capital gains.  

I’ve heard from many (non-experts) that I’d need to stay for at least 5-7 years to avoid taking a significant financial hit, but that feels like a waking nightmare given how much this issue affects me.Financially, renting it out isn’t an easy solution either.

I wouldnt say that Im paused (meaning that Im deliberately waiting), but I have not seen hardly anything in the past year that makes sense.

Yep, avoid working for friends and family. 

Owner only gave us $2k to work with, so we took care of Health & Safety issues (to avoid lawsuits) and did our best to spread out the rest to make the property look "decent".

.- Foreign tax credit can help: If rental income is taxed in the country where the property is located, the U.S. offers a foreign tax credit to avoid double taxation.

Plus if they know you are trying to avoid the Realtor fees, then they will want to avoid them too.

Not yet decided on the zip codes, are there any we should absolutely avoid or not look at all?

I've also avoided paying Capital Gains Tax on selling my crypto. 

Obviously, this is what you hoped to avoid in the first place by keeping the troublemaker.