They promote a low capital entry investment and 100% financing where you can buy a building in a larger community.

It promotes conservation.  

Walgreens and Walmart often run sales on their larger canvas on wood (no frame) printing services. 16x20 up to 36x48 for well under $100.Right now you can get a 16x20 canvas print for 50% off using the code SITE50 at CVS.

If I was a betting man I would say the answer to that question is NO and they are likely promoting the 2-3% success stories as the norm and therein lies the problem. 

At a very base level, make sure the property is up to health and safety codes for your location. 

Eco-conscious renters are drawn to sustainable living options, and promoting the long-term energy savings and reduced carbon footprint can set your rental apart, making it more appealing to premium tenants.

They sit empty because the costs to update them to code make a project unfeasible for private money. 

These articles literally pop up weekly and those of us who live here laugh as most zip codes have population growth every year. 

Also you can use reventure website that shows you market data by zip code and counties.

And possibly having to modify the work to actual code and standards.