For years I had a few builders that specialized in in-filling, sometimes the adjacent lot owner was a good prospect because it increased the options to that owner, sometimes I was able to use the lot as a down payment on something else or able to have that owner use it to buy something else, so if you can get an option for $10 at a good price it's a cheap gamble.

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.

I I paid special attention to the speakers in the subjects that were going to be covered.

We live in California, but do all of our investing out of state using real estate agents who specialize in selling to investors.

You have to use at least a Special Warranty Deed and preferably a General Warranty Deed or they won't insure the title.

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."

And from what I can see the pricing of the new product coming online is roughly 10-20% higher than what we saw even two months ago.Where's the shadow?