Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Big Block Realty | Realty Direct | |
| Investment | 61500 - 153500 | 39600 - 67700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 0.25% | |
| Year Founded | 2019 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2019 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Big Block Realty | Realty Direct | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Big Block Realty | Realty Direct | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Big Block Realty | 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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| Big Block Realty | 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 | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | 0.25% |
| Year Founded | |
| Big Block Realty | 2019 |
| Realty Direct | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Big Block Realty | 2019 |
| Realty Direct | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | 6 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | $2K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Equipment | |
| Big Block Realty} | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Inventory | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Receivables | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Payroll | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| Support | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Operations | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |
| International Expansion | |
| Big Block Realty | |
| Realty Direct | |