The first sentence alone is something that 99% of people need to hear and internalize. 

I can't speak about if HOA fees affect home prices, so much as I can mention that some buyers specifically look for no-HOA properties, or must factor in the HOA fee when deciding what monthly mortgage payment they can afford.If a buyer's finances are tight enough that the HOA fees make them question if they can afford the property, then they're probably not the right buyers.Some of my buyer clients just want to be in xyz neighborhood, and the HOA fee is just one of those things they know comes with the territory.I serve Pinehurst, NC, which is internationally known as a mecca for Golf enthusiasts. 

Does anyone know of any lenders that will lend on residential development projects (SF) in the Caribbean?  specifically the Bahamas?

Some Canadian banks have international lending divisions that may be able to assist you in obtaining financing for US properties.

The properties will be for sale to International buyers.

What a nightmare:1) Lack of transparency and inconsistencies in their internal policies so it is difficult to get proper help from their "Success" team when they give conflicting information.2) We are listed as a quiet retreat space as an alternative the raucous downtown Nashville scene.

We do internal audits on our exchanges. 

We of course could build an internal manual process with a virtual assistant of some sort, but I want to see if anything exists. 

(g) Any federal Internal Revenue Service liens that, pursuant to provisions of federal law, are not discharged by the sale, even though the tax collector has provided proper notice to the Internal Revenue Service before that date.

Because I already owned properties in Latin America and Europe, I started to answer these questions as my contribution to BiggerPockets and the forum.There used to be an international sub-forum and I was the main contributor, reason why I was invited a few years back to attend a call with CEO Scott Trench and the other top sub-forum contributors to give our advice on the last changes in the forums.