Are you self driven and want to work for yourself and just send paperwork in?

Custodians offering self-directed IRAs are also allowed to offer self-directed HSAs.

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Depending on your relationship with them, that might be feasible, but if you're just picking up someone you don't know personally, you could bring the productiveness of the investment down because you'll both occupy unit(s).Side jobs won't really do much until you are at that side job for a sufficient duration of time - it may be 2-years.

I am a self starter with properties in Utah and Colorado so do not need a lot of guidance, just a place to place my license. 

My question is, is there any need me for me to go down and walk the property my self?

I self manage, but have heard many complaints about managers not having a clue what they are doing. 

@Bob B.Hi Bob,I would purchase & self-perform the simple roof installation. ~$3000.

Cash out refi and heloc are not seeming options at this juncture since I just officially started my RE investing business, am self employed (debt/income ratio) and I'm working on improving my FICO scores. 

I'm a CPA, so first I pursued (intellectually) the self directed IRA, but the more I think and read, I feel like just investing outright is a better way since I am not necessarily looking to work till I'm 62.