Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Realty Direct | Big Block Realty | |
| Investment | 39600 - 67700 | 61500 - 153500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 0.25% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2019 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2019 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Realty Direct | Big Block Realty | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Realty Direct | Big Block Realty | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Realty Direct | Big Block Realty | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Realty Direct | Big Block Realty | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 6% |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 0.25% |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Year Founded | |
| Realty Direct | 2001 |
| Big Block Realty | 2019 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Realty Direct | 2003 |
| Big Block Realty | 2019 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Realty Direct | 6 years |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Realty Direct | $2K |
| Big Block Realty | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Realty Direct | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Big Block Realty | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Realty Direct | No |
| Big Block Realty | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Equipment | |
| Realty Direct} | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Inventory | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Receivables | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Payroll | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Support | |
| Realty Direct | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Marketing | |
| Realty Direct | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Operations | |
| Realty Direct | Franchise can be run from home. 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Big Block Realty | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Realty Direct | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Big Block Realty | 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 | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| International Expansion | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Big Block Realty | |