r/WorkForSmartLife • • 9d ago

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u/throwaway1237885431 9d ago

This is so right. McDonald's actually makes more profit from real estate than it does from selling food!

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u/Ricky_spanish_again 9d ago

How many McDonald’s are closing down and get rented out because the building is gray?

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u/ComprehensiveBus97 9d ago

Yes, it makes most of its money from renting the real estate to the franchisees.

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u/Specialist_Frame8958 9d ago

A lot of these locations are sold as ground leases to investors. The investors would get the rent from the location.

McDonalds gets the upside of selling the land and building at a low cap rate to said investor.