Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Realty Direct | Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Investment | 39600 - 67700 | 54270 - 138784 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 0.25% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Realty Direct | Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Realty Direct | Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Realty Direct | Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| 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 | Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| 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 | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 6% |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 0.25% |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Year Founded | |
| Realty Direct | 2001 |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Realty Direct | 2003 |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Realty Direct | 6 years |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Realty Direct | $2K |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Realty Direct | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Realty Direct | No |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Equipment | |
| Realty Direct} | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Inventory | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Receivables | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Payroll | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Support | |
| Realty Direct | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| Marketing | |
| Realty Direct | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| 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) |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
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, |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | 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 | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |
| International Expansion | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Valbridge Property Advisors | |