As team grows and volume goes up you might eventually reach income or surpass what you could do on your own.

The number of murders this year has already surpassed last years total..

Over shorter periods, there is more fluctuation, but even since 1960, federal borrowing rates have been .8% lower than NGDP.So, historically at least, growth surpassing fed borrowing rates hasn't been an issue...One last quick question that just came to mind.  

I cannot speak for all MLM companies, but Amway allows those who get in at any time to make whatever income and surpass those that may have been “above” them from the beginning (how often does that happen based solely on effort in corporate America?).

We had heavily surpassed them.

A year or two ago I stumbled across a 4 family listed on the MLS for what seemed to be an unreal deal (it far surpassed the 2% rule with current rents which were well below market).

This way, by the time I hit that same 15 year mark, the added CF from my added investments will surpass any added cash flow gained from the one 15 year property. 

The job opportunities and population growth here make Columbus a really good candidate for out-of-state investing as well as the returns investors can get here either meeting or even surpassing the 1% rule.  

"Now, I think we’ve actually surpassed what this planned development (is) going to be able to do for Cleveland County and this entire region."

We are comparing interest rates that surpassed inflation.