Drauk almost makes a very good point when he says:
One thing I really dislike about aviation as a hobby is how negative some people are about things
When it comes to buying to rent, though, we are not talking about a hobby any more, we are talking about business. And, in business, things are frequently far clearer than they are with a hobby. Either it's possible to make money (in which case the school, assuming it is financially stable enough to borrow the initial outlay, would do it themselves) or it's not.
FFF
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