Building a bigger house may not comply with a lot of the new regulations, but ask if there is an administrative variance or if you actually need to go through the full-blown hearings with input from the neighbors.

Only one subsidized coal power plant has been built since the new regulations and several older coal plants are being retired early as the cost to comply is too great to remain economicly viable.

However, keep in mind that every state varies in their real estate laws/regulation so it is ALWAYS best to have an attorney review your contracts to make sure that they are appropriate for your situation in your state.

A fundamental change in the way mortgages are regulated took affect earlier this year.

Is the regulation around selling on terms if your buying on terms.

Normally for a real estate purchase, a custodian would release the only funds needed to complete the transaction and not send extra above and beyond the purchase amount.From my view, with years of experience working for a regulated SD IRA custodian, I think you are putting your Roth in considerable jeopardy.

We have a similar regulation in the 'burbs surrounding my alma mater.  

Talk to a local real estate attorney, they are many regulations that might apply specifically to your area. 

It sounds like you are going to receive a sizable amount , the last thing you want to do is not follow the strict regulations and then be stuck paying a bunch in taxes...

I know to look for a building built after 1980 because of all the passed regulations such as asbestos contamination.