Unless it is primary residence i would not advise to buy property in SF bay area.

I reside in San Diego, CA and stumbled across the BP podcast about 3 months ago.

We like to set our residents up for success. 

Is this a typical amount of land a resident would expect? 

If it were me and you are occupying the primary residence on the lot I would not spend the extra money to separate utilities. 

After a few years, we purchased our current residence in Tustin, CA. 

Is there a maximum number of days of residency per month/year, etc?

To live there it must be his primary residence.

I have excellent credit, not much debt besides my residence, not sure this matters, but it make me feel good :). lolI am curious what hard money lenders y'all have used and what kind if deals are out there. 

One of the podcasts mentioned that every market has its opportunity, and one of the current opportunities is personal residence interest rates.)