That being said, this is not a fair apples to apples comparison.

With the actual figures, I'll be better able to give you the math on either side.I think you're mixing together a couple of unrelated concepts and if we can break the situation down to the basic math, it's easier to compare the two scenarios apples-to-apples.

I also have a full time job outside of real estate, so we are apples and oranges.

1- The Big Yankee Deli2- The New Yorker Porker3- N Rye C4- A Big Apple Deli (In Texas!)

Squash, potatoes, apples, pears, etc.

So it makes apples to apples a little tricky. 

I have a lot of BP clients that I find properties for here in Austin and all of them are making decent positive cash flow and seeing 5 to 10% appreciation with no end in sight as Apple expands from 5000 to 10000 employees.  

Ultimately my commentary seems to have upset some of the apples on your cart.

High-wage jobs from incoming companies like Apple, Google, and Eli Lilly, as well as an influx of migration from NYC, SF, and similar high-price metros, will continue to drive up the amount homeowners here are able to pay.

And presented in very complicated way, hard to bring them to an apple to apple comparisson.One way to mitigate the lack of a net metering agreement is with a battery system (see Tesla Powerwall) - a very expensive way to become a truly self-sufficient energy producer (basically you become your own power plant), which rarely makes financial sense unless in a region with frequent power loss or in an off-grid scenario.