:) The future is looking bright, even for the contractor's remote equipment power sources and transportation :)http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/science/more-good-news-on-those-carbon-supercapacitors.html

Updated 3/2013 Transportation- 2011Main Transportation to Work All Apartment Renter Households Apartments Built 1990-2011 Single-Family Owners Total HouseholdsCar, truck, van, motorcycle or taxi 76% 84% 91% 87%Bus or streetcar 7% 4% 1% 2%Subway or rail 6% 3% 1% 2%Walking or bicycle 7% 5% 1% 3%Work at home 3% 3% 5% 5%Other 1% 1% 1% 1%Commute Time to WorkLess than 30 minutes 38% 42% 37% 37%30 to 59 minutes 16% 15% 17% 16%60 minutes or more 46% 43% 47% 46%Source: NMHC tabulations of 2011 American Community Survey.Updated 3/2013.All Apartments New Apartments (Built 1990-2011) Total Households (Renters and Owners)Total Households 16,060,156 3,375,747 115,076,390Age of Householder <30 30% 32% 12%30-44 28% 31% 27%45-64 26% 19% 39%65+ 15% 18% 22%Median Age 39 37 50Mean Age 43 43 51Household Type Single Male 22% 20% 12%Single Female 25% 28% 15%Married Couple Only 9% 10% 21%Married Couple with Children 10% 10% 24%Single Parent 13% 13% 10%Other Households 21% 20% 18%Household Members 1 47% 48% 27%2 27% 26% 33%3 13% 13% 16%4+ 13% 13% 24%Mean Number 2.0 2.0 2.5Children (under age 18) Mean Number 0.4 0.4 0.6% Households with One or More 24% 24% 30%Household Income Less than $20,000 41% 35% 22%$20,000 - $34,999 22% 19% 18%$35,000 - $49,999 14% 15% 14%$50,000 - $74,999 12% 15% 17%$75,000+ 12% 15% 30%Mean Income $37,095 $44,490 $64,728Median Income $25,768 $31,982 $45,964Household Income of Market Rate Renters Mean Income $41,938 $53,814 N/AMedian Income $30,000 $38,978 N/AHispanic Householders Hispanic 20% 13% 12%Non-Hispanic 80% 87% 88%Motor Vehicles Mean Number per Household 1.1 1.3 1.8% Households with One or More 73% 85% 92%State Distribution of Apartment Residents, 2011State Population in Occupied Housing Units Number of Apartment Residents Apartment Resident Share of State PopulationAlabama 4,686,906 334,475 7%Alaska 696,365 57,193 8%Arizona 6,338,579 691,856 11%Arkansas 2,859,046 188,149 7%California 36,871,518 6,150,090 17%Colorado 5,001,327 662,404 13%Connecticut 3,462,553 336,804 10%Delaware 882,722 76,609 9%District of Columbia 577,940 205,697 36%Florida 18,635,836 2,244,294 12%Georgia 9,558,759 1,038,655 11%Hawaii 1,331,912 172,345 13%Idaho 1,556,034 82,083 5%Illinois 12,567,547 1,351,267 11%Indiana 6,329,995 508,734 8%Iowa 2,964,197 248,562 8%Kansas 2,792,143 214,267 8%Kentucky 4,243,477 289,029 7%Louisiana 4,447,404 296,498 7%Maine 1,292,643 83,068 6%Maryland 5,689,902 784,170 14%Massachusetts 6,349,092 783,790 12%Michigan 9,647,118 807,868 8%Minnesota 5,209,467 565,924 11%Mississippi 2,886,549 170,016 6%Missouri 5,836,654 409,198 7%Montana 969,350 53,317 6%Nebraska 1,791,476 183,166 10%Nevada 2,687,168 406,926 15%New Hampshire 1,278,090 108,731 9%New Jersey 8,634,918 1,028,282 12%New Mexico 2,039,592 137,784 7%New York 18,879,525 4,440,718 24%North Carolina 9,399,136 807,206 9%North Dakota 658,876 86,745 13%Ohio 11,238,646 1,007,387 9%Oklahoma 3,681,563 272,708 7%Oregon 3,785,214 446,234 12%Pennsylvania 12,309,480 873,671 7%Rhode Island 1,008,639 97,672 10%South Carolina 4,540,063 349,646 8%South Dakota 790,031 75,133 10%Tennessee 6,249,881 519,917 8%Texas 25,093,488 3,413,361 14%Utah 2,771,069 234,713 8%Vermont 601,102 35,870 6%Virginia 7,856,815 919,861 12%Washington 6,684,920 825,501 12%West Virginia 1,805,982 87,939 5%Wisconsin 5,560,531 521,718 9%Wyoming 554,343 29,753 5%Source: American Community Survey, 2011 1-Year Estimates.Updated 3/2013.

Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $80,000 Single family home 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with a split floorplan (read - nicer for house sharing); total renovation in 2017 (read - minimal cap ex and minimal hassle); walking distance to campus, medical centers, city center, 6th street, parks (read - not relying now shutdown public transportation or long commutes).

In "Transport of Delight," Jonathan Richmondpoints out that Pacific Electric managed to turn a profit in only one year between 1913 and the beginning of World War II.

So yes Airbnb is doing better than hotels and Air transport, but far far from being in good shape. 

At least in NJ, commercial properties are pretty much unregulated. 

Restaurants, shopping, and public transportation right outside the door.  

Very near to all major transport, walking to RR.

I also look at transportation, how well the roads were laid out, and what projects they had for improving public transportation.

Then you have to consider the environmental costs because solar panels do not grow on trees and there is a big impact to mining the materials, transport, production, delivery, installation, and disposal that nobody seems to talk about.Personally, I wouldn't recommend it for financial reasons.