Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Weichert Real Estate | United Country Real Estate | |
| Investment | 62500 - 324700 | 10935 - 50440 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% - 12% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1969 | 1925 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Weichert Real Estate | United Country Real Estate | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Weichert Real Estate | United Country Real Estate | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Weichert Real Estate | United Country Real Estate | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 28.25 hours Additional Training: Annual conference; quarterly workshops (local) | 4 day training workshop in Kansas City, Mo., must be completed within 60 days of effective date of Franchise Agreement. - Additional webinars, regional training sessions, and an annual training convention are held every year. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | The Broker Office, if conducting any brokerage business, must be managed by an individual having a valid real estate broker's license for that state. If your Broker Office will only be conducting an auction business, and will not engage in real estate brokerage, the manager need not have a real estate broker's license but must hold any license required of auctioneers operating in any state in which you conduct auctions. Your Franchise Agreement does not require you to be such manager or participate directly in the operation of your Broker Office. We recommend, though, that you remain involved and informed about your Broker Office operations. The Broker Office manager must devote his or her fulltime efforts to such position. Such manager must attend and successfully complete the initial training workshop for new Broker Offices and any other training programs or seminars at which attendance is required. The Broker Office manager need not own an equity interest in a corporate or similar entity franchisee. In the event of the resignation, termination, disability, incapacity or death of your manager, a successor manager must be appointed and must attend and successfully complete our initial training. A tuition charge for a successor manager's attendance at such training (currently $895) is payable to us for the successor manager's lodging and meals as furnished to new franchisees in attendance You may operate the franchise granted you only as a United Country Broker Office. You are prohibited from offering or selling any products or services not authorized by us, and you may not use the Broker Office premises for any purpose other than operation of a real estate brokerage office or auction business unless consent for such other use has been granted by us and such other business is clearly identified as not operating under the Licensed Marks. We have the right to change the types of authorized products and services used or offered and sold in United Country Broker Offices, and there are no limits upon our right to do so. Franchisee shall appoint a full-time manager with a valid real estate broker's license to be in charge of the business operations of the Broker Office (the "Manager"). If the Broker Office shall only be conducting an auction business, and shall not engage in real estate brokerage, the Manager need not have a real estate broker's license but must hold any license required of auctioneers doing business in the State where the Broker Office is located. Franchisee shall cause the Manager to devote full-time efforts to such position. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Weichert Real Estate | United Country Real Estate | |
| 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 | 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, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Weichert Real Estate | 6% |
| United Country Real Estate | 6% - 12% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Weichert Real Estate | 2% |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Year Founded | |
| Weichert Real Estate | 1969 |
| United Country Real Estate | 1925 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Weichert Real Estate | 2000 |
| United Country Real Estate | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Weichert Real Estate | 7 years |
| United Country Real Estate | 5-10 years. |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Weichert Real Estate | $1K |
| United Country Real Estate | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Weichert Real Estate | No |
| United Country Real Estate | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Equipment | |
| Weichert Real Estate} | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Inventory | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Receivables | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Payroll | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Weichert Real Estate | Classroom Training: 28.25 hours Additional Training: Annual conference; quarterly workshops (local) |
| United Country Real Estate | 4 day training workshop in Kansas City, Mo., must be completed within 60 days of effective date of Franchise Agreement. - Additional webinars, regional training sessions, and an annual training convention are held every year. |
| Support | |
| Weichert Real Estate | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Marketing | |
| Weichert Real Estate | Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing |
| United Country Real Estate | |
| Operations | |
| Weichert Real Estate | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| United Country Real Estate | The Broker Office, if conducting any brokerage business, must be managed by an individual having a valid real estate broker's license for that state. If your Broker Office will only be conducting an auction business, and will not engage in real estate brokerage, the manager need not have a real estate broker's license but must hold any license required of auctioneers operating in any state in which you conduct auctions. Your Franchise Agreement does not require you to be such manager or participate directly in the operation of your Broker Office. We recommend, though, that you remain involved and informed about your Broker Office operations. The Broker Office manager must devote his or her fulltime efforts to such position. Such manager must attend and successfully complete the initial training workshop for new Broker Offices and any other training programs or seminars at which attendance is required. The Broker Office manager need not own an equity interest in a corporate or similar entity franchisee. In the event of the resignation, termination, disability, incapacity or death of your manager, a successor manager must be appointed and must attend and successfully complete our initial training. A tuition charge for a successor manager's attendance at such training (currently $895) is payable to us for the successor manager's lodging and meals as furnished to new franchisees in attendance You may operate the franchise granted you only as a United Country Broker Office. You are prohibited from offering or selling any products or services not authorized by us, and you may not use the Broker Office premises for any purpose other than operation of a real estate brokerage office or auction business unless consent for such other use has been granted by us and such other business is clearly identified as not operating under the Licensed Marks. We have the right to change the types of authorized products and services used or offered and sold in United Country Broker Offices, and there are no limits upon our right to do so. Franchisee shall appoint a full-time manager with a valid real estate broker's license to be in charge of the business operations of the Broker Office (the "Manager"). If the Broker Office shall only be conducting an auction business, and shall not engage in real estate brokerage, the Manager need not have a real estate broker's license but must hold any license required of auctioneers doing business in the State where the Broker Office is located. Franchisee shall cause the Manager to devote full-time efforts to such position. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Weichert 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 |
| United Country 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Weichert Real Estate | |
| United Country Real Estate | Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama |