Theres very little chance you are getting 3/8ths difference in an apples to apples comparison.

Not saying all PMs are bad news, just saying it's not unusual - at all - to have found you hired a bad apple. 

It's apples to oranges, and it's essential that you understand the benefits and detriments of any market before you jump in.

Buying Apple stock, Tesla and all those big names which have been stable are at a 15 percent discount currently which can easily be beaten by real estate strategies.Cash flow is king my friend!!!!

Some Geography Context:  I'm looking in San Bernadino, Apple Valley, San Jacinto, Hemet, Adelanto, Riverside, LA, and other low-price areas. 

You could even put in a sliding barn-door style door, so you wouldn't need any space for folding doors taking up hallway space:  https://cdn.decorpad.com/photos/2018/11/05/hallway-closet-laundry-room-with-barn-door-on-rails.jpgNext, I'd leave the fridge where it is. 

You could probably find one for $300-400/month2) Look for someone with a barn or pole barn and rent from them.

The same thing the electric company, water company, gas company, insurance company, Verizon, Apple, Dropbox, Cozy, Microsoft, Lowes, plumber, electrician, accountant and HVAC company give me. 

He was the example of what not to do in life...well his jerk off brother decided to take his 50k of family inheritance and put it all into apple stock.My econ teacher all year told us how stupid his brother was for doing this and diversification is how to invest etc.  

If the schools are high ranking, you may be able to demand a higher rent so they get into that zip code, so they can get into those schools.An example for Silicon Valley - the public schools in Cupertino, CA (where Apple's campus lives) are insanely highly rated.