Achieving financial freedom in 10 years is my hobby and I don't plan on resting until I see my dream comes into reality. 

The reality is we all have areas where we can improve.

I learned the reality of "anything is possible if you put your mind to it".

Reality is they are not. 

I'm not trying to discourage you but and just stating the reality.  

I know that you replied he's averse to that too, but as a possible counterargument you could point out to him that rates really are at historic lows and this probably won't last too long (see Time to Wake Up To The New Mortgage Rate Reality)You could also try to get seller financing on any new properties, which might reduce your downpayment requirements and let you expand faster/earlier.

Adding to the craziness already posted: we've seen OOS or OOC buyers dramatically overpay for City of Detroit properties because some questionable people sold them cashflow numbers and represented that the properties were Class A or Class B, when in reality they were Class C or lower. 

Parts of the market are starting to lose connection with reality, but I guess reality depends on your perspective.

The reality is, if tenant causes damage, they won't have money to pay for repair, and, if you complain to the Housing office, they usually respond one of two ways: Withhold your rent until everything is fixed and re-inspected, or, they may kick the family off of the program.

The reality of finding a place that cash flows with 0% down is slim.Based on you saying you want to keep them for 6-7 years and then sell them to buy your forever home using the equity, I wonder why not just use the money you have now to buy your forever home (ie 0% down and up to $675K, can't that be used to buy your forever home)?