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