@Travis KemperIf you are looking to borrow from your 401k plan, chances are the existing plan won't allow for it since you will soon separate from service. 

If they're not providing that, you may want to get bank statements, or existing contracts to verify what they're saying is true.

Upon further inspection, I discovered that one of the existing bedrooms also lacks this.The house currently has oil steam heat and a wood stove, which for insurance reasons we are replacing with a gas stove.

All different flavors of ice cream out there.I have seen some buy to hold and said they would never sell but they had a compelling reason like an offer that came in (knocked their socks off) it was so good or they wanted to recapitalize for more existing property acquisitions or new development projects.If you study business it is mainly about PERCEPTION and MARKETING.

Government regulations take away from logic. 

That's not always possible but it exists.

They know the laws, regulations, probably know the title company, and they know the landscape. 

They are going to use the profits of the sale to build an apartment over the existing attached two car garage OR build a tiny house on my property.

@Josh Caldwell it might be worth having your attorney and CPA look into clauses that address taxation, foreign asset control regulations and economic impacts.

@Mark C.You may not do either of the things you propose.You may not transact with your IRA or make contributions to a Roth IRA in excess of the allowable $5500 per year ($6500 if you are age 50 or older).If you have existing IRA funds, those could be setup so as to be able to invest in real estate.