Kwik-E-Mart Farming.

"Bomb319;d-113965" wrote:
One last thing - you're supposed to wait for the KEMs to build, then sell them immediately without waiting, right?

Well, you do have to tap them to complete the build. But yeah, you build, tap, sell, build more.
To figure out how much money you're making each day just write down the how much cash at the end of the day (just before closing the game and going to bed), then do it again at the end of the next day - without having bought anything that day. Otherwise it will be complicated.
To build 35 KEMs every 4 hours in my Freemium game I need $878,140 per day.
Never spend all your money. Figure out how much you need for the day and never spend below that amount.
The following list is the buy and sell prices for KEMs starting with KEM #2 (you can't sell the #1):
#02 - $220 / $55
#03 - $260 / $65
#04 - $300 / $75
#05 - $380 / $95
#06 - $450 / $112
#07 - $580 / $145
#08 - $680 / $170
#09 - $800 / $200
#10 - $900 / $225
#11 - $1100 / $275
#12 - $1300 / $325
#13 - $1500 / $375
#14 - $1800 / $450
#15 - $2200 / $550
#16 - $2500 / $625
#17 - $3000 / $750
#18 - $3600 / $900
#19 - $4300 / $1075
#20 - $5100 / $1275
#21 - $6100 / $1525
#22 - $7300 / $1825
#23 - $8700 / $2175
#24 - $10300 / $2575
#25 - $12400 / $3100
#26 - $14400 / $3600
The payout on Pink houses is terrible. You're better off selling them and buying Blue or White. Blue pay more but you have to tap them 3 times a day to get maximum payout. White only have to be tapped twice a day. I have Blue house farms in my 2 Premium games and White in my Fremium. Having White means I could set my characters on 12 hour tasks and go to bed without losing so much income for the day. I'm thinking about selling off my Blue houses in the other games and replacing them with White.
Purple houses pay out the best, but you have to be able to tap them every 3 hours - not great if you have work, school, or a life in general.

You could actually try reading the third post in the tips thread....
https://forums.ea.com/en/the-simpsons-tapped-out/discussion/90074/tips-for-new-players/p1
I have also posted my personal log further on in that thread too.

I didn't see it mentioned in your OP, do you have your XP collider turned on? It should always be ON if you're actively farming. At the rate you're tapping it would pay for itself in a few days, then 8 days of GRAVY

oops, I was wrong - apparently I'm getting around 40,000 per KM. Yes, that's with the collider on. Thanks a lot Wade for all those tips :)

@wadebear you keep saying pink houses are terrible, but that's just not true. Only by your 16 hr/exact collection method are they worse than blue or white. Not everyone plays like you, and I doubt even you consistently get three collections of blue houses. Three collections of pink is better than two collections of blue or one of white.

First of all: I didn't base my calculations on my personal play schedule. My play schedule is erratic - which can be plainly seen by an analysis of my posting times. I'm an insomniac and might be up 24 hour straight one day and 16 (or 18 or 20 or...) the next. I may sleep 8 or 9 or 10 or 6 or 4 or 5 hours at a stretch - whatever my body and brain let me.
I could probably count the number of times I HAVEN'T collected from my 8 hour buildings 3 times a day on my fingers. There have actually been a few days I've collected them 4 times in one "day".
Yes, there are people who routinely stay awake 18 hours or more and sleep 6 hours or less (or at least claim to while they fall asleep every time they sit down and blink). But that's not MOST people. MOST people are awake 16 hours and sleep 8. So that's what I based my calculations on: being awake 16 hours and sleeping 8 (or more accurately being awake a little over 16 hours and sleeping slightly less than 8 since that's what would be required.) I also extended my calculations to cover 2 such days for a more accurate result.
Here's my chart:
http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0BxVjXB2JwaLxbzFfbzBrSzd6WlE
And now I must be off to bed since I've been up over 20 hours today and I'm starting to get sleepy.

Yes, MOST people are awake 16 hrs. However, MOST people do not collect from their buildings exactly when they are ready for collection. Therein lies your flaw in your method. Yes, if you are constantly on your game for 16 hrs straight constantly scanning your buildings for dollar signs, purple and blue are the best option. If other things in your life interfere with your gameplay, then your "ideal" chart is no longer accurate.

And, technically, if you sleep for eight hours, you can only get two blue house collections per day.

"wiedmannaj;c-1636107" wrote:
@wadebear you keep saying pink houses are terrible, but that's just not true. Only by your 16 hr/exact collection method are they worse than blue or white. Not everyone plays like you, and I doubt even you consistently get three collections of blue houses. Three collections of pink is better than two collections of blue or one of white.

I agree with @wiedmannaj. @Wadebear Perhaps it would be helpful if you say that this is your personal playing style when you post about houses. I don't play for a 16 period most days, so blue houses are not so beneficial for me. Also the KEM prices are set out in a table in the tips thread.
Here is a thread about house prices and income comparisons:
https://forums.ea.com/en/the-simpsons-tapped-out/discussion/101056/house-prices#latest

Is it still that beneficial to house farm?

"Cyanide-Tipped;c-1636168" wrote:
Is it still that beneficial to house farm?

I personally don't think it is worthwhile, I have bought pink, purple, blue and white houses on my newest town up to the the value of around $20,000 for each type and then stopped.