Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Realty Direct | HouseMAXX | |
| Investment | 39600 - 67700 | 5000 - 50000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 0.25% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Realty Direct | HouseMAXX | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Realty Direct | HouseMAXX | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Realty Direct | HouseMAXX | |
| 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 | HouseMAXX | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Australia, United Kingdom |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 6% |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Realty Direct | 0.25% |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Year Founded | |
| Realty Direct | 2001 |
| HouseMAXX | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Realty Direct | 2003 |
| HouseMAXX | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Realty Direct | 6 years |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Realty Direct | $2K |
| HouseMAXX | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Realty Direct | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| HouseMAXX | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Realty Direct | No |
| HouseMAXX | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Equipment | |
| Realty Direct} | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Inventory | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Receivables | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Payroll | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Support | |
| Realty Direct | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Purchasing cooperatives |
| HouseMAXX | |
| Marketing | |
| Realty Direct | Co-op advertising, National media |
| HouseMAXX | |
| 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) |
| HouseMAXX | |
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, |
| HouseMAXX | 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 | |
| HouseMAXX | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Realty Direct | |
| HouseMAXX | Australia, United Kingdom |