your first investment property is underway. keep saving that cash flow, learning, and saving from your job and soon youll have money for investment number 2 and so on. 

Additional cash flow in top of an already cash flowing property.

You could collect a down payment then collect some cash flow

Ultimately, trying to cash flow or at least lower living expenses.

Less about the "is the 4unit a deal (spoiler: it's almost a deal)" and more about the pro's/cons of investing that close to a LARGE dev project and would it be beneficial in the long run.What I see so far :- Pros - consistent tenant flow (waitlist for big complex) and market rental rates to build against and measure- Pros - Affordable housing in Bay Area is still $2250+ for a 2b/1b apartment. - Cons - tenant experience during development and traffic congestion after- Cons - unknown property appreciation as the new building changes dynamic of communityThoughts?

This property is still cash flowing nicely and has had great appreciation as well.

With Partnerships, you lose out on some equity and/or cash flow, but it also mitigates your rist. 

Proceeds from the sale pay down some of the mortgage on the first to cash flow better.

We hit some turbulence with the pandemic but luckily since I was a licensed realtor and we had great renters in the duplex, we made it out and have been able to get some cash flowing properties with a HELOC and life is chilling out! 

If you can get out enough cash and still cash flow it might make sense to keep the home.