See, the problem with commingling your retirement funds with the funds of a 'disqualified person' (your wife in this case) to make joint investment is that the IRS could easily argue that this transaction violates IRS conflict-of-interest prohibited transaction rules according to the Internal Revenue Code 4975(c):https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rr-06-38.pdfAs you stated above your IRA was short of funds to make this investment on it's own.

Will there be a conflict?

These seem to be conflicting reports.

How can buyers not be misinformed based on the current state of conflicting systems and varying data points?

Enter the topic into the search box on the upper, right side of the tool bar and you should find many hours of conflicting opinions on this topic.

Conflict issues.

The set fees associated with a loan will be a larger ratio of the purchase price, which puts many loans in conflict with usury laws in some states. 

I personally see it as a conflict of interest and it is rare that you will find an agent willing to do both sides.

I live in the Atlanta, GA area, and have been trying to do some research on the market opportunity in the area, but have come across some conflicting information.

Looking for a little help because I'm getting conflicting information.