If we assume that 917 was at least breaking even when he had a team. Then without paying a team he's making a hell of a lot more per month. Palace pay $4,000 a month to their sponsored skaters, I guess 917 pay less, but he could still be making an extra $100,000 a year. And he seems to be positioning 917 more as a clothing brand at the moment, and I'd have thought there's more money to be made there. Wouldn't be shocked if he sold off either Bianca Chandon or 917 in the next few years, and that'll give him a nice lump sum.
He's not dumb.