Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Homes & Land Magazine | Our Town America | |
| Investment | 45500 - 114000 | 63300 - 86250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 10.50% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1973 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Homes & Land Magazine | Our Town America | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Homes & Land Magazine | Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Homes & Land Magazine | Our Town America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Homes & Land Magazine | Our Town America | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | 10.50% |
| Our Town America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | 1973 |
| Our Town America | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | 1984 |
| Our Town America | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | 10 years |
| Our Town America | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | 5000 |
| Our Town America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | No |
| Our Town America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | |
| Equipment | |
| Homes & Land Magazine} | |
| Our Town America | |
| Inventory | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | |
| Receivables | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | |
| Payroll | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At designated location |
| Support | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | 0 |
| Our Town America | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Homes & Land Magazine | |
| Our Town America | |