The only problem I have with that though is my cash flow never increases and the properties never get paid off.My original plan was to let inflation raise the rents and retire off that, let the properties pay off and watch my cash flow spike, and also having my net worth explode over 30 years.Another option I considered was cash out refinancing 2 million out in a few years, put it in index funds, and live off that while I let cash flow increase and equity  build up as the houses pay off.

The one I am about to buy is a foreclosure in area that I feel is going to explode in a few years.

By 2022 this count is exploded to 400%.6.

Durham in the last few years has started to explode.

I've been watching STR's explode in AZ for a couple of years (since the state passed a law prohibiting any state/local/municipal restrictions on STR's) and finally convinced my better half to purchase a place in the cool pines of Pine, AZ. 

This is why the area my property is in has exploded in rental properties.

Rocklin is exploding right now.

Are you focused just on Winchester or would you consider going a little further south into the Harrisonburg area, which has exploded with young professionals and the college crowd at JMU.

The big appreciation might be 10 or more years out (it took me 11 years to see any real appreciation in O4W, then it all just exploded over about 18 months) but it's just a matter of time.

Tourism is exploding, it's one of the digital nomad hotspots in the world and more and more retirees from North America and Europe are moving there to enjoy the awesome quality of life.