If you have 1mm in equity could you take that same 1mm into a different investment and increase your bottom line cashflow? 

Hi, I'm looking to buy my first RE investment property, I have 25K for down payment in a turn key SFH, but also I can refinance my house and put 150K in equity to a down payment for a MFH of 20-25 units, I would like to have the opinion of a seasoned investor because I'm new to the investing in real estate, any good advise in how to start up would be greatly appreciated.

I don't believe that the property will increase much in equity but the two bedroom and basement combined can potentially pay the entire mortgage while I'm living in the 3 bedroom and will cashflow when I move out.Should I do it or not? 

. $160K in equity with a opportunity  value of 10% is worth about $1300/month in income.

I have roughly $70k in equity on both, one being worth approximately $105k, the other worth approximately $75k. 

Once I refinance, I will pay the lender back, and I will have roughly $50,000 in equity from both properties.While this is certainly nothing to be crazy about, I am currently cash flowing $2,000 a month after all of my expenses and debt.

But over time, loan balances went down, values went up, and suddenly there’s a half a million in equity sitting on the table.Although a similar opportunity exists for small businesses, fewer entrepreneurs take that leap.

It's been a great rental bringing about $500 and there's $150k in equity.

In the past 6 years I have paid out of pocket approx 15k to PITI in exchange for 300k in equity.

Why not rehab a property there for a better rent to sale ratio once stabilized with potentially built in equity?