You're comparing apples with oranges. 

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a bit north of Homestead ave.. for 1.4 I think and put 2 to 4 apple engineers in each room for 1k each.. so 8 to 16k income per house..

Once that's set, it's really not a super difficult thing to run--the biggest deal for most people is needing to be married to your phone in a way that other RE investments don't require, because you always have to be able to answer inquiries and accept bookings, and if you're not fast enough, people will often move on to other listings.You can definitely self-manage properties remotely, but it is necessary to have some kind of boots-on-the-ground help, whether for maintenance or even just helping guests with occasional issues that pop up (confusion about TV cable box remotes, etc.).

I feel like I can't because those are apples and oranges but just thought I'd ask. 

TV?

Where would you setup your couch and TV?

She had moved in before we bought the condo, and the equipment change was required for the cable TV and internet service to continue as the prior owner would of course cancel their account after closing. 

I have spent about $600 dollars buying a TV and lamps. 

I would just like to add that comparing to S&P 500 index fund is comparing apples and oranges.