So, why is McDonalds still spending billions on advertising?

Real estate is advertised as this great investment strategy but traditionally it takes a lot of cash to start. 

False advertising.  

Is the property being advertised for sale?

In the advertisement on BP podcast they exclaim that they will drive up the rentals and that you will have a low vacancy rate. this is 100% true. i have been booked solid since may. however. last month it cost me $500 to let strangers stay in my house and this month i might break even. 

I did a walk through a few days before it was advertised through Facebook.

As a matter of fact , prospective tenants have been contacting us about rentals that are not even vacant or advertised for rent.

They’re not supporting the act of “advertising or marketing”.  

But a "quick" sale to amateur investors who just paid for a course organized around the guru model advertised on a cheap wordpress website?

The STR consistency here is better than advertised, I'm getting about average of 5 days per visit.