I meant partially covered by the rent you are able to charge. When I moved away from the house I had bought, I rented it out for a number of years. The rent I was able to charge covered about 90% of the payments, and I put the rest in from my salary. I sold the house a few years later after it had appreciated somewhat, and it was overall a good deal.

I could imagine a similar situation with Airbnb instead of traditional lease arrangements, assuming the numbers line up. My point was more that I can't see it working out that way with an asset like a car.