[triceratops]

McDonald's, possibly the most successful chain of them all, doesn't seem to think owning real estate is a distraction.

[SoftTalker]

That's because McDonald's is a real-estate company that finances itself by selling hamburgers.

[bombcar]

Part of this is because of how McDonald's handles franchise agreements (for various reasons).

[quickthrowman]

McDonald’s is an REIT that happens to sell hamburgers.