Any lender that does not know this does not work with enough investors and you should look for a broker that understands investors and can advise you property.

Assuming you no longer work at the company sponsoring your 401(k) you could look to move it into a self-directed account. 

There's not a ton of information about this topic so i'm just curious on how investors are running their comps on their small multifamily investments. 

have you looked into house hacking?

You can convert it into a self-directed IRA and buy investment property with it.

This tenant an elderly lady who's on section 8.

Friends who are heading up this project got me interested.

Quote from @Bruce Schussler: A lot of Podcasts and Youtuber's say to cash-out refinance to keep rents balanced with payment; (PITI) then use those funds strategically to re-invest either in more real estate or just put into a high interest bearing account or money market account...Here's some of my thoughts and comparisons;Cash-out refinance with new loan so rents balance with payment:- The cash-out refinance is 100% tax free- The funds can be put into a money-market account off-setting a portion of the interest charge of loan- The loan balance gets eventually destroyed by inflation- The liquid cash eventually gets destroyed by inflation - The interest on the new loan can be deducted from the rent income- The refinance costs are 3-4% of the total- There is less equity in the property and LLC that can be attached in case of a lawsuit- The break-even on cash-out refinance with current interest costs on the new loan is around 12 years Vs.Paid-off property with positive cash flow:- The positive rent income is 100% taxable minus only depreciation and property tax- There is more equity in the property and LLC that can be attached with a lawsuit- The break even is not until after 12 years at today's interest rates- There is a rate risk in today's inflationary environment where interest rates on bonds keep rising*It appears to me that the cash-out refi is in the best interest for a property investor; (Dave Ramsey would strongly disagree!)

I like to garden in my free time, this summer i noticed how much we saved with the garden and I've been watching more videos on personal finance.

They were all very helpful.