You will get hassled at customs if you  are travelling frequently, as they deem this as doing business and may require you to get one.  

If you can get a property with a more modern floorplan at a similar price I would go for that.

There is a really good one at the Boathouse in West Orange the first Wednesday of every month, check it out on Meetup.com

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I actually have been friends with Joel for about 20 years now, we started out playing softball together in Chicago for about 10 years and we ended up working some real estate deals together as I was a realtor at the time. 

Should I have a family member live there at a loss each month?

You will be at 12-14 percent and 2-3 points, but hopefully your experience means you know some tradespeople who can do the work.

I'm exploring all options at this point including finishing the home with other builders, as well as selling what has been built (slab and block walls of a single family home 4 bed 3 bath) to another builder or investor.Does anyone have any recommendations on where to look for potential buyers for something like this?

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident. 

The “Substantial Presence Test” is indeed aimed at determining whether a non-U.S. citizen or resident alien is considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes.