Upon realizing that my house hack plans may be delayed, I decided on opening up my investing options out of state. 

That shouldn't take to long, but it will give you a baseline of information if you decide to talk to an agent.

Until the last bank who can not squeeze profit will decide to retail. 

Your heirs benefit by inheriting your real estate portfolio at its fair market value at the time of your death and avoid capital gains completely if they decide to sell. 

@Drew PoniewazAs George indicated, location is generally not the primary deciding factor when selecting a provider for a self-directed IRA or 401k based retirement plan.This is a very specialty field, with a handful of providers.There are about 3-4 dozen companies that act as custodians, basically processing the investments you direct them to execute on behalf of your IRA account. 

Then decide which would be best for you!

Decide if a direct sale, land joint venture, partial sale of phases or product type (i.e sell commercial and build apartments) or a development scenario makes the most financial sense.

Decided to list the home at $235,000 based on the comps, location, etc.

Pending litigation could have been decided with final judgment entered; perhaps litigation initiated involving the property, lis pendens recorded; federal tax lien could have been recorded... lots of things can happen before settlement.

I can't decide if they are legit or not.