Now it could be a scam, or it could be she's trying to do right by her old friend and do something productive with the cash.

Depending on the chain they have a selected broker handling their growth and searches for them.The restaurant also has a builder that does spec work for them.Not all restaurants have free standing and some only have in line models.You have to see what the product mix is for the area.Example if 20 pizza places are in a 2 mile radius the saturation rate might be to high for a particular restaurant.They look at demographics,price for the land,required easements,traffic flow for time of day whether they are mainly a lunch driven business or dinner.Shape of the parcel for architectural work,flow,and what model of restaurant they can build there.Example a franchise has 3 size models.Data for the area suggest the biggest model.Your parcel would only fit their smallest building.In that case they might see about buying another parcel to increase size or find another location.Chain restaurants usually lease the space so they can free up capital to keep growing locations and their brand.

His product uses false advertising as he promises audio CDs but his product is just downloable content to listen to on your computer.

Mine is getting a little slow with only 550 hp.Jim

Foreclosures have slowed in numbers.

Rusty:I just want to caution you that building out new product may be more complex than you think.

From that last poster's website link:"We only sell professional do it yourself pest control products."

I must type slow, Jerry beat me to it....

Also, with short term rates and their borrowing costs near zero, these entities seem to face minimal financial consequences from slowing the process to ease the absorption of the overhang (good for incumbents, I'd think).I know the cheap funding cost is encouraging local banks to hold out more aggressively when selling their REOs.

I feel that connecting with tenants through social media would be counter-productive to maintaining a business relationship.