Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Realty Direct | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Investment | 39600 - 67700 | 85650 - 164500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.25% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Realty Direct | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Realty Direct | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Realty Direct | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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 | Showhomes Home Staging | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 6% |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 10% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 0.25% |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Realty Direct | 2001 |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Realty Direct | 2003 |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Realty Direct | 6 years |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Realty Direct | $2K |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Realty Direct | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Realty Direct | No |
| Showhomes Home Staging | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Equipment | |
| Realty Direct} | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Inventory | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Receivables | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
| Payroll | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Realty Direct | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Realty Direct | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Showhomes Home Staging | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| 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) |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |
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, |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 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 | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Showhomes Home Staging | |