Apples to apples is best.

The comparison above is apples to apples: from 2009 when he purchased the property to today.  

Sorry Aaron, neither yours nor Jason's arguments make sense.Cash on Cash is an apples to apples risk/return comparison on an investment.

They'll be able to compare it "apples to apples".Continued success!

I’ve heard it’s the best to have the same scope of work passed over to several contractors and compare their estimates apples to apples.

. - The NAR finding is not an apples to apples comparison.

I put together some questions for apples to apples comparison.

To compare apples to apples you need to look at neighborhood, age of home and schools at least.  

Many a family can't do what we do because one or the other just has to have the reliable repeatable income even if it creates a situation where like many they just get by.If I look back on being raised in Cupertino and during the rise of computers and internet I think I maybe should have gotten into marketing and sold Apple computers world wide or Intel chips I would be long retired with tons of dough...

It all boils down to your ROI calculated on an annual basis so you can compare apples to apples when dealing with different types of investments.