sure but don't you have to first sell it for it to be worth anything? if on a weekly basis he's making much much less, (if you had read the article), he would need to be doing other things to afford his life, which seems to be the case. he was airbnb'ing his apartment for side cash.
If you own a company, you keep whatever profit remains after expenses. Your salary can be $70k but your monthly or quarterly owner distribution can be much, much more.
