( at least for us real estate folks).. and so was lucky to get a second bite of the apple.. 

Plant an apple tree in the front yard, but put in the lease if the tenant ever eats from the forbidden apple tree they will be evicted 

As a landlord, most bullets don’t apple. 

I am well aware that there are bad apples but doing your homework upfront eliminates 99% of them. 

In the end Appfolio was like the Apple of the that world and PropertyWare was like Microsoft.

Besides the stock that you mentioned, I am also eyeing Fannie Mae, AIG, Apple, and other California utility companies stock.

The tenant can click a link in the email (I can see if it's been opened or clicked), and the Tenant has easy options to pay (debit, credit, Apple pay, and bank transfer).

That is the reason companies like Apple have huge cash reserves.

I invest in companies like Adobe, Amgen, Apple, Auto Data Processing, Home Depot and Boeing. 

Increased cash flow does not equal money made, for an apples to apples comparison I'd use your tax returns before depreciation for a fair comparisonWhile turning $20k into $40k in 3 years in a 401k isn't realistic that isn't the number you should be comparing.