landlording

Okay, sorry if someone else already pointed this out, but you can't compare landlording to the provision of video games (at least not in the US), and here is why:

Is Sony legally required to make its games accessible to disabled people? - Boing Boing 2009

The level of red tape necessary to make landlording legal varies widely among jurisdictions, and failure to comply can set you up for significant penalties.

Want to become a landlord? Study up on your jurisdiction's requirements Harvey S. Jacobs 2010

It is these, the strong 1700 year old bones built by tidy minds, which poke resolutely through the 300 odd years of high Venetian dash and dazzle, 10 years of Napoleonic facelifting, and 100 years of Austrian absentee-landlording.

Inside, Outside, Upside Down (And Inside Out) Heather McDougal 2008

It is these, the strong 1700 year old bones built by tidy minds, which poke resolutely through the 300 odd years of high Venetian dash and dazzle, 10 years of Napoleonic facelifting, and 100 years of Austrian absentee-landlording.

Archive 2008-04-01 Heather McDougal 2008

If you are a Portfolio Builder, your main focus will be on landlording—managing your properties for maximum cash flow and appreciation.

Nothing Down for the 2000s Robert G. Allen 2004

Those who have read modern history, or political economy, will not require an elaborate exposure of a scheme which aims at setting up in Gilead, under the guise of philanthropy, the rack-renting and ornamental landlording which have received such severe rebukes in Europe.

The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 Various

I made EVERY mistake in the book when it came to landlording! eventually after about 18 months I was able to sell the house and break even.

BiggerPockets Forums flhomesolutions 2010

He is opinionated but does not portray real estate investing or landlording as fun or easy, like so many other authors more interested in selling books than in revealing hard truths.

BiggerPockets Forums reinvestor1144 2010

Long distance landlording can be risky for anyone, especially just starting out.

BiggerPockets Forums djjk1 2010

I made EVERY mistake in the book when it came to landlording! eventually after about 18 months I was able to sell the house and break even.

BiggerPockets Forums flhomesolutions 2010