Left my previous full time roll as a senior logistics leader last fall to venture fulltime into real estate.

By continually rolling over the equity from one property to another, you'll see your equity grow with each transaction.

Would it be a bookkeeping nightmare to try roll both of these retirement accounts into one SDIRA to purchase a property of about $170,000?

Roll the closing costs into the loan.

You cant roll over the 401k into and sel-directed IRA if you still work at the same W2 job thought correct?

I originally thought the HELOC was something like a refinance with a line of credit, not that it was another loan on top of your first mortgage, so is there something that can combine both LOC and refinance so I can get better terms rolled into the advantages of pulling when I need it and replenishing (I assume?)

OR cash flow where I'm currently at if I partner up with other investorsTurn-key rentals (I'm anticipating to have my bandwidth to be stretched thin due to full time work and school, although this doesn't negate the fact that I will make the necessary adjustments if needed)Buy and HoldOpen to the idea of flipping as well but I have zero experience in anything construction related.I hope that this is enough information to get the discussion rolling.

If/when those properties come up for sale what's stopping you from sitting on public property adjacent to the one up for sale with a "buyer beware" sign and hand out leaflets with your own personal story.I suppose what I'm saying is you could either let this eat you up ... and you can be the thorn in this person's side... or you can roll over and take it... 

Or, if you know you want to keep your money in real estate, and you've been renting it out for a year or more (not the technical IRS rule, but sort the rule of thumb everyone uses), you could use a 1031 exchange to roll the value of the property into new investment properties.

So admittedly I'm a newbie at this, and I'm not afraid to say it but I'm not afraid to learn and roll up my sleeves.