I don't mind the 1bit aesthetic at all. I think it connects you to the kind of gameplay loop you'd put on my TI-83.
But I do agree with just about everything else. I couldn't click fast enough to pay down my debt it was so fast, and the economic gameplay model doesn't work when no tenants want to move in.
There's a good concept in here --- the more you charge in rent should actually reduce the mobility of the tenants. So, essentially milk the tenant and move on as the best 'strategy' not worrying about the fact that you leave your tenants destitute.. a poignant social commentary of the land ownership in America.