Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Realty Direct | |
| Investment | 32420 - 455000 | 39600 - 67700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 0.25% |
| Year Founded | 2007 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Realty Direct | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Realty Direct | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Realty Direct | |
| 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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| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Realty Direct | |
| 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 | 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, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | 5% |
| Realty Direct | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | 1% |
| Realty Direct | 0.25% |
| Year Founded | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | 2007 |
| Realty Direct | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | 2008 |
| Realty Direct | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | 6 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | $2K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Equipment | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate} | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Inventory | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Receivables | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Payroll | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Support | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Operations | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | 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 |
| 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, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |
| International Expansion | |
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | |
| Realty Direct | |