Budget your money and stick to it.Pay yourself firstSpend less than you makeStay out of consumer debtDon’t buy a new iPhone every year or car, keep them many yearsBuy a house you can afford to pay off in 15 years, and don’t keep moving up or refinance, pay it offInvest 15-20% of your income in real estate and stocksUnderstand time value of money and let it work for you not against youDiscipline and timeRead personal finance/investing/business books often.

(Remember this is an apples to apples comparison, not a grandma cannot pay her mortgage payment screaming deal).

There are dues/a toll to be paid for making it in America.Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, once said: “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on.

Our STR uses a PM so it does not take more time than our LTRs but I do agree that it is not an apple to apple comparison which is why I also included our worst cash flow RE which is an LTR and I project the cash flow at just below $200/unit month (post rehab, my initial projections had cash flow projected at neutral before the value add).  

IF Tesla did get cheap enough then Apple or Google will come in and buy them so you won't be left with a car with no company to support/service it.One other food for thought, IF Tesla can get autonomous cars on the road in the near future your car would go from a depreciating liability to an income generating asset (although I'd never make a decision on that rosey outcome) if you're willing to let your car be part of the tesla Robotaxi fleet when you're not using it.

Do one task at a time in each app so you can compare apples to apples.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.

I buy what I like or know, products I trust or use for example (Amazon, Starbucks, Apple).

It seems like a apples to oranges comparison in a lot of ways to me. 

Compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges.

Not apples to apples.