Fourplex vs. Single Family

[Brady Watkins]

I currently own one single family rental property that has over $550 a month in positive cash flow and own a personal property that I estimate could have cash flow of $300-400 a month if I rent it. I am trying to decide between pulling equity out of my cash flow positive rental to purchase a fourplex (living in one) or just purchase a single family home and rent my current personal (no need to take funds out of current rental). Also there seems to be a shortage of fourplex/duplex’s in my area. Has anybody built them, rather than finding already finished units?