It makes sense, as the article was pointing out, that foreign investors are "parking" their money here in Vancouver, since it is relatively "cheap" for them to do so and it is a safe haven from their perspective.

As a Professional Engineer, I would like to shed some light from my perspective.

That helps putting things in perspective for out of state investors.

The steps Chris highlighted which I have already carried out shows me that most franchises use a puree as opposed to fresh fruit and this was not the idea I had in mind.Part of every running group I have belonged to requires what is called a bag drop.

If it's a flip, the long term flood perspective is not so critical. 

Hi Marisa,That’s a very interesting perspective….but to be honest, I’m not surprised by your experience.

From the business perspective, yes the franchise can bring a good income but it isn't lucrative.

I'd imagine having one with members located throughout the US would be more helpful so as to give a broader perspective.

Any boost in income is what we are looking for, like you mentioned enough money to buy my time back and get me out of the field and into the crows nest so I can look down on my business from another perspective. 

Only way to do that without going insane is create great systems, SCALE, buy over a long period of time or buy multifamily.Everyone's perspective is different based on their own goals and life situation.