Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Realty Direct | Joe Homebuyer | |
| Investment | 39600 - 67700 | 51000 - 372000 |
| 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 | Joe Homebuyer | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Realty Direct | Joe Homebuyer | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Realty Direct | Joe Homebuyer | |
| 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 | Joe Homebuyer | |
| 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 | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 6% |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 0.25% |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Year Founded | |
| Realty Direct | 2001 |
| Joe Homebuyer | 2019 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Realty Direct | 2003 |
| Joe Homebuyer | 2019 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Realty Direct | 6 years |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Realty Direct | $2K |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Realty Direct | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Realty Direct | No |
| Joe Homebuyer | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Equipment | |
| Realty Direct} | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Inventory | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Receivables | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Payroll | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Support | |
| Realty Direct | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| Marketing | |
| Realty Direct | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| 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) |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
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, |
| Joe Homebuyer | 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 | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |
| International Expansion | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Joe Homebuyer | |