It is not a landlord friendly institution and you are under enough stress already.

Originally posted by @Peter T.

Don;t worry.

@Vincent TownsendWhile federal and possibly state taxes still apply to the distribution even when the funds are used for the purchase of a primary residence, the 10% early distribution penalty if you are under age 59 1/2 does not apply when a distribution is taken from an IRA to pay for certain first-time homebuyer expenses (subject to specific dollar limitations) (IRC Sec. 72(t)(2)(F)).A qualified first-time homebuyer distribution is any distribution received by an individual to the extent that the distribution is used by the IRA owner before the close of the 120th day after the day on which the distribution is received.

He didnt want this added stress for either of us and we agreed that delays could ruin our business and/or personal relationship.

I travel t/o the states for work and I'm interested in investing either in Northeast Wyoming, upper Michigan or Denver.

I know you'll encounter some of this with any rental, but I don't think it's a stretch to think that a slightly more expensive units will attract less-stressful tenants.

We REALLY want to move before I am in the 3rd trimester because the stress of that is enough to deal with...we really don't need to be buying and moving with me about to pop! 

However, I will give a slightly different order of operations than what @Chris T. gave you.First thing: Actually...

In other words, without a QI holding their hands, they won't do it.But the main point is, the simultaneous one, where you have a cooperating buyer, you structure the P&S contract correctly, you probably agree you don't have the issues with timing constraints, That's the point I am stressing.