I’ve read books, listened to podcast and watch educational YouTube videos to help educate myself.

By no means would these be exact estimates and they should not be solely relied on but with high level information, I think most sponsors would agree that they could provide feedback fairly accurate assessments within +/- 5%. 

However, this probably wouldn’t have worked because with super high franchise fees the perception of potential franchisees would have been that the fee structure was too uncompetitive, and the result would have been that McDonalds would have had slower growth, and their competitors faster growth.Two other positive results of the McDonalds real estate strategy was (1) franchisees are more locked in since McDonalds is also their landlord (2) McDonalds was able to bypass legislation aimed at franchisors being able sell product at high prices to franchisees and (3) McDonalds benefits from the long term appreciation of real estate prices and inflation.

Look for areas with high rental demand, low vacancy rates and potential for appreciation. 

I look for high equity properties, expired listings, vacant homes, properties owned by tired landlords and other such filters.When I find a property, I contact the owner with this message:"HiThis is Chetan.

Definitely a lot to learn and dig into, but that's great that you have a clear investing route that you are aiming towards.

You can definitely work out something with the seller that makes your offer contingent on the sale of your current apartment. 

I would reach out to @learnlikeacpa on social media, Ryan Bakke, who can definitely assist with this. 

Mapping and GIS are great too, but we'll stick to the nuts and bolts here.My question is, with regard to providing high quality, investment-savvy title research, do you also make a habit of jumping down to City Hall or another series of municipal buildings to check for zoning, permitting, and utility issues in addition to your courthouse work?

debt coverage is a greater obstacle...than appraisal at 75-80% LTV" - 100% agree...DSC is determining loan proceeds in this high rate environment, not LTV.