My role with this MF company is to manage the design, construction of the GC's and opening of the properties.

We STILL have not received our construction loan from our bank because of this DELAY in tax filings!

I am going to buy an apartment in Bali which is in a construction right now and the price is a presale price.

As mentioned before too, newer construction tends to sell at a premium too. 

(I personally did this) I would say though that in the worst-case scenarios that you mention of loss of job and such, I view it as more helpful to have someone by your side helping you construct a plan through it who has been through hundreds of those situations before helping clients.

for all the responses, they have been very constructive.

There is an abnormally low amount of new construction occurring on the coast in comparison to the demand and the existing inventory can be quite dated, especially for those coming from areas like California.

New construction. 

But if your goal is to cashflow positive from the Day 1, you may find it very challenging due to current day interest rates, high cost of construction and the fact you won't have the efficiencies of a seasoned developer building at scale.

Or the house construction industry in general where they build for $X and sell for $X+margin?