All plan investments are exclusively for the benefit of the plan - just like a stock market IRA - and you will need to wait until 59 1/2 before you can take distributions without a 10% penalty for early withdrawal.

If it's too slow for you, you could look at tapping equity and buying your next rental more quickly.  

But I can not seem to sell my rentals that I purchased in 2009 either, because the market just seems to keep going, even though it has slowed down. 

Slow and steady wins the race.

Yes our overall Canadian economy is heavily dependent on oil dollars but markets across Canada vary greatly along with many other factors.Also Asian investment is getting stronger not weaker and much of this investment is long term meaning even if this slows down the market will simply hold or fluctuate maybe 5% and then climb again. 

While May/June there was a flurry of bidding activity in my area, it has slowed down in July.

I have roots in Laramie so I am familiar with the area.Anyway, generally no money down, owner financing opportunities mean that you are a big fat slow guppy swimming with a shark.

He recommended an attorney and mortgage guy, so now I just finished submitting all the paperwork( so much freakin paperwork. all my bank statements, 2 years of W-2, IRS, passport photo, driver's license photo, i was a bit slow with this and took me over a week). waiting to hear back, see what my max on my pre-approval is. 

Slow and steady wins the race.

Option 2 is a  3br house in a slow market with minimal updates.