Franchising played a huge role and many people became proud owners of McDonalds. 

There is no monthly fee, but they also charge a 3% transaction fee its more plug and play especially with speedqueen machines (IPSOs required tapping in to power lines and the wires from the coin reader).

Interesting to say I am French, therefore they could play and crook me.

As for my sleep patterns, I use an alarm clock that plays ocean sounds.

From what I'm seeing, it's a lot of people on here that don't have expertise in this market playing it down, and making broad sweeping generalizations that could apply to almost any market. 

Decide which game you want to play.

If you're planning on using traditional financing, your DTI will come into play.

Your reserves, income, and comfort level all play a role in this. some may be OK with 60-70% if income is good and there are good reserves to handle an emergency, others may be good at 30-40% leverage. 

*I understand terms such as deposit amount, contingencies and settlement period can play into the decision making of the Seller, but a syndicator who is relying on outside equity is likely performing full diligence and is not shortening their contract period materially from others in pursuit of the deal.

The kids were grabbing toys, playing with them, and tossing them around, leaving a messy trail wherever they went.