McDonald's franchisee applicants must have a minimum of $500,000 available in liquid assets and pay a $45,000 franchise fee. Those looking to launch a new McDonald's franchise can expect to shell out between $1,314,500 and $2,306,500. Existing franchise operations can cost upwards of $1 million.
I mean you only need like what, like a few hundred thousand to do that, and about the same net worth. What's stopping you?
Even worse than i thought! If i could afford a McDonald's, i wouldn't need to own one to begin with.