It's a way for them to maintain control over their material and keep their audience intimate. 

Great initial screening material.  

So, why is McDonalds still spending billions on advertising?

Kind of a advertisement and asking for help on how to take your business from you.What do you bring to the table?

However, I constantly see syndications advertising very attractive return.  

And the reason why your "tale of two halves" will play out as you described.Demand:  This has actually been high almost all along, but rent growth hasn't materialized in response due to high levels of new supply. 

Educate the land owner on the potential profit run the numbers and go over the basic proxy and blue prints.Make sure you have a seasoned and qualified Builder/GC because they can be a deal killer with wasted time and inflated material and extended completion dates.

This is advertised as a “protected” note as Aloha is supposedly fronting the first $100k in the line of loss.

I recently used it to generate custom images for my STR coaching Powerpoint material. 

He seemed legitimate at first, and I even had a few friends look over the materials he provided.