Also, the area is in rural Georgia, but there's been +30% population increase since 2010.

It should increase the value enough where most of my original investment can be pulled back out.

They will need to become more stable and as easy to use as a credit card, then we will see their use greatly increase.

Privacy, sound barrier, and curb appeal all improved tenfold within those two days.

You can also add your own cash to the purchases and that would actually increase your equity.The strategy above of selling and 1031ing into multiple properties with some of the purchases paid for in cash and some with maximum leverage is a great late market strategy that lets you protect some properties from debt risk while still letting you aggressively use leverage on others.  

With their Prime Freight Hub being at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport I see the potential for HQ2 to be increasingly favoring Columbus or Indianapolis.

This provides privacy, avoids public records searches and when you pass away it walks around probate and delivers your asserts to your heirs without the need of an attorney.A land trust is a strategy not a complete tool box.

Also, considering his age, his medical expenses can only increase and he may need financial support for the next 10-20 yrs.

I am somewhat aware of different options I have, like working on paying towards principal to get to a place where I can refi, increasing property value being aware of appreciation, etc.

It increases value and makes them more likely to stay since they are more “invested” in the property.