If it will not then you force yourself into selling when you decide to move on, and if you can't sell for whatever reason then your stuck.

Those who work at Andrews Air Force Base and Fort Belvoir (among others) live here, so there's a pretty constant demand & it's in a nice area.

But I am very interested in forced appreciation and creating a income generating portfolio.  

More income and for less expenses you can force the value of the property.

Once they have a bad experience with Section 8 insisting on unnecessary work or forcing rents below market then our investors won't use them again.

I am not talking about forcing appreciation through renovating and flipping.I also did notice that this article says that home values for homes between $500,000-$1,000,000 have doubled since 2000, but only risen 10% for homes valued under $100,000.

I would not repeat and would recommend an alternative solution primarily because it forces you to be a short-term investor in the stock market which is no better than being a short-term investor in real estate (not a rehabber, but somebody who banks on appreciation/cashflow over 3-6 mos instead of 3-6+ years).If a good property comes along you have to liquidate stocks immediately.  

@Ben Lukes It's partially due to the pandemic, but I also don't like the economics of being so dependent on external forces, such as tourists arriving.

Your mentor should be a friend and someone you trust.You should be able to grow your businesses together.You don't have to join forces either, just have someone to bounce ideas off of when you are having troubles.

So it might be worth it for you to check them out too.May the force be with you ('cuz moving SUCKS!!!