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Regardless of how a certain asset class is doing, an investor like yourself can ALWAYS find a good deal in any type of property.Now, my general suggestion for all of my CFO clients is the gradually move up the unit spectrum/asset type as you build up your portfolio.

You should start with both of these suggestions. 

My suggestion if your goal is to free up some equity to use for another purchase - start small with the single family home with a cash out refinance.

SIH has some marketing gimmick with the Real Estate Guys where they bus unsuspecting retail customers around to the sites to see home being built.

All of the things you suggest are options to the beneficiaries. 

All set to jump my start career as a investor to do fix/flip and buy apartment units  ,any suggestions how to move forward.

Quote from @Dave Allen: Quote from @Zeke Liston: Quote from @Dave Allen: I'm in a bit of a situationMy wife and her parents are selling a duplex they own together.My wife is trusting me to re invest into cash positive investments.We could stand to take as much as a quarter million, and tax free since we lived in the property 2 of the last 5 years.What are some suggestions for markets that would provide cashflow?

The best part is the free CD is nothing more than a bunch of vague suggestions about how you can make all this money in real estate and vague bragging sessions about how he has been around so long and wants to give you all his knowledge before he croaks (paraphrased) Someday I will be completely immune to the crooks attempts at separating me from my hard earned money.

Currently, my interests are Indianapolis and Louisville (though I would welcome other suggestions).