I personally have certain amounts I act on so then tenant doesn't get the perception I am nickel 'n dime-ing them every month.

The biggest thing to overcome is people's perception that the area is rough and/or blighted.

It was disheartening to see how some of these tenants were living and I’m ashamed of the landlords that own these properties and that society lets this happen.

However, this probably wouldn’t have worked because with super high franchise fees the perception of potential franchisees would have been that the fee structure was too uncompetitive, and the result would have been that McDonalds would have had slower growth, and their competitors faster growth.Two other positive results of the McDonalds real estate strategy was (1) franchisees are more locked in since McDonalds is also their landlord (2) McDonalds was able to bypass legislation aimed at franchisors being able sell product at high prices to franchisees and (3) McDonalds benefits from the long term appreciation of real estate prices and inflation.

The only indicator of how the financial information was used, was to generate a pricing quote -- and the perception of that is depending on you have little or much you have, you pay more, or less (I could be wrong here, but that's the perception). 

Dave must have screened out anyone who had debt before he interviewed them because I don't believe his experience could logically be extrapolated to society at large.

The evolving landscape underscores the importance of adaptability and resilience in safeguarding interests and capitalizing on emerging opportunities in an ever-changing market environment.Berkshire 2024: Highlights and Takeaways from OmahaThis year, I took another annual pilgrimage to Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder's meeting while taking in tons of knowledge from fellow investors during events hosted by the CFA Society of Nebraska, Gabelli Funds, Aquamarine’s ValueX, Tegus and, of course, the main event – hearing Warren Buffett speak again.Naturally, Charlie Munger was greatly missed.During the first question, Warren accidentally referred to Greg Abel as "Charlie" when passing on a question.

Today, higher interest rates then what they were, conditioning people to feel they are high (yes, my words are exactly accurate, check the data, rates are NOT high today, it's a perception) swing wide a GREAT opportunity for buying on seller financing, and that's a form of private financing is it not?

Thank you for exemplifying the greed-driven mentality that pervades our society, where profiting off the thirst for knowledge takes precedence over genuine goodwill.

But, at the same time, society marches on.