I work at a property management franchise company.

Sounds like retail or a mixed use of high concentration residences with retail would be a better option.Better yet, could be to have a long term lease, ground lease and have a franchise develop.

This technique has been used to enable the purchase of up to 25% of all franchises in recent year, I think I read somewhere.I have been curious how it might be applied to a real estate business, be it property management, private lending, etc.

I've even been talking to Homevestors for the last month regarding an associate franchise.

The other two are wing stop and great clips, they are franchises.

They educate investors on the process of self-directed investing or assist in setting up single-member LLCs for either “check-book control” or to purchase a franchise or ROBS (Roll-Over Business Startup).

They are preparing to open a pizza franchise in August, and intend to pay one full year's lease up front so they can focus on business expenses.Both clients want a move-in date of August 1st. 

Yes there are different levels and costs just like any education or business franchise.

If you want to make it a profession and do it full-time, go with a franchise and take advantage of all their in house services and educational classes. 

A month ago she indicated that she was considering pulling the money out of our partnership to invest in a franchise of some sort, because it had been 3-4 weeks and we hadn't found a deal yet.